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Parsley vs. Chocolate cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsley and chocolate cake different?

  • Parsley is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, and potassium, while chocolate cake is higher in selenium and choline.
  • Parsley covers your daily need for vitamin A, 166% more than chocolate cake.
  • Parsley contains 665 times more vitamin C than chocolate cake. Parsley contains 133mg of vitamin C, while chocolate cake contains 0.2mg.
  • Parsley is lower in sodium.

Parsley, fresh and Cake, chocolate, prepared from recipe without frosting types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 18% 12% 60% 69% 19% 45% 41% 37% 65%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +130%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +295.7%
Contains more IronIron +285.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +55.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11800%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 35% 49% 21% 18% 9.5% 20% 0% 20% 70%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +66400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +463%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +64%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +117.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +903.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Chocolate cake DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1367%
Vitamin C 133mg 0.2mg 148%
Iron 6.2mg 1.61mg 57%
Vitamin A 421µg 47%
Folate 152µg 27µg 31%
Saturated fat 0.132g 5.43g 24%
Fats 0.79g 15.1g 22%
Choline 12.8mg 128.4mg 21%
Selenium 0.1µg 11.9µg 21%
Cholesterol 0mg 58mg 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 2.761g 18%
Calories 36kcal 371kcal 17%
Carbs 6.33g 53.4g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 6.039g 14%
Potassium 554mg 140mg 12%
Sodium 56mg 315mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.213mg 9%
Calcium 138mg 60mg 8%
Fiber 3.3g 1.6g 7%
Phosphorus 58mg 106mg 7%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.16µg 7%
Copper 0.149mg 0.207mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.141mg 5%
Protein 2.97g 5.3g 5%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.28mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.041mg 4%
Magnesium 50mg 32mg 4%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.69mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.304mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 1.137mg 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 51.8g N/A
Sugar 0.85g N/A
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.068mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.202mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.24mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.407mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.268mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.116mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.265mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.283mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.12mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
5% 15% 53% 24% 2%
Protein: 5.3 g
Fats: 15.1 g
Carbs: 53.4 g
Water: 24.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more WaterWater +259.5%
Contains more OtherOther +22.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +78.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1811.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +743.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
38% 42% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.039 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.761 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1947.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2126.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/nutrients
  2. Chocolate cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172697/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.