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Parsley vs. Collard Greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsley and collard Greens different?

  • Parsley is higher in vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, folate, vitamin A, potassium, copper, zinc, and magnesium; however, collard Greens are richer in manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for parsley is 1028% higher.
  • Parsley contains 10 times more folate than collard Greens. While parsley contains 152µg of folate, collard Greens contain only 16µg.

Parsley, fresh and Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties 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 15% 42% 10% 42% 17% 6.3% 14% 2% 67% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +373.5%
Contains more IronIron +448.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +192.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +365.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +81.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -73.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +218.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%
~equal in Calcium ~141mg

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 61% 127% 18% 0% 10% 24% 11% 13% 30% 0% 1017% 12% 21%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +630.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +83.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +303.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +17.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +200%
~equal in Vitamin A ~380µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.106mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Collard Greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 406.6µg 1028%
Vitamin C 133mg 18.2mg 128%
Iron 6.2mg 1.13mg 63%
Folate 152µg 16µg 34%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.51mg 15%
Potassium 554mg 117mg 13%
Copper 0.149mg 0.051mg 11%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.23mg 8%
Magnesium 50mg 21mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.575mg 5%
Choline 12.8mg 38.4mg 5%
Vitamin A 421µg 380µg 5%
Phosphorus 58mg 32mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.04mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.218mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.128mg 3%
Fiber 3.3g 4g 3%
Sodium 56mg 15mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.88mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.026g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.5µg 1%
Protein 2.97g 2.71g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.106mg 1%
Calories 36kcal 33kcal 0%
Fats 0.79g 0.72g 0%
Carbs 6.33g 5.65g 0%
Net carbs 3.03g 1.65g N/A
Calcium 138mg 141mg 0%
Sugar 0.85g 0.4g N/A
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.047g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.173g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.027mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.074mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.086mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.13mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.028mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.075mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.104mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.04mg 0%

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
3% 6% 90%
Protein: 2.71 g
Fats: 0.72 g
Carbs: 5.65 g
Water: 90.18 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +12%
Contains more OtherOther +197.3%
~equal in Protein ~2.71g
~equal in Fats ~0.72g
~equal in Water ~90.18g

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
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.047 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.026 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.173 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1034.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -64.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +39.5%

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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. Collard Greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170407/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.