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Parsley vs. Garden cress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between parsley and garden cress

  • Parsley has more vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, folate, fiber, and zinc; however, garden cress is richer in manganese, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Parsley covers your daily vitamin K needs 915% more than garden cress.
  • Garden cress has 5 times less iron than parsley. Parsley has 6.2mg of iron, while garden cress has 1.3mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Parsley, fresh and Cress, garden, raw.

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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 27% 24% 53% 49% 57% 6.3% 33% 1.8% 72% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +70.4%
Contains more IronIron +376.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +365.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +14.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +245.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
~equal in Potassium ~606mg

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 230% 115% 14% 0% 20% 60% 19% 15% 57% 0% 1355% 60% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +92.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +21.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +202.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +90%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +165.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +174.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +52.3%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.7mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Garden cress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 541.9µg 915%
Vitamin C 133mg 69mg 71%
Iron 6.2mg 1.3mg 61%
Folate 152µg 80µg 18%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.553mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.26mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.247mg 12%
Fiber 3.3g 1.1g 9%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.23mg 8%
Vitamin A 421µg 346µg 8%
Calcium 138mg 81mg 6%
Magnesium 50mg 38mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.242mg 3%
Phosphorus 58mg 76mg 3%
Potassium 554mg 606mg 2%
Copper 0.149mg 0.17mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 1mg 2%
Sodium 56mg 14mg 2%
Protein 2.97g 2.6g 1%
Choline 12.8mg 19.5mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.228g 1%
Calories 36kcal 32kcal 0%
Fats 0.79g 0.7g 0%
Carbs 6.33g 5.5g 0%
Net carbs 3.03g 4.4g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 4.4g N/A
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.7mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.08mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.023g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.239g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 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% 89% 2%
Protein: 2.6 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 5.5 g
Water: 89.4 g
Other: 1.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.2%
Contains more FatsFats +12.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +15.1%
Contains more OtherOther +22.2%
~equal in Water ~89.4g

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
5% 49% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.023 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.239 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.228 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +23.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +83.9%

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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. Garden cress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168407/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.