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Parsley vs. Garlic — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsley and garlic

  • Parsley has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and folate; however, garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1365% more.
  • Parsley has 936 times more vitamin A than garlic. Parsley has 8424 IU of vitamin A, while garlic has 9 IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsley, fresh and Garlic, 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%
Garlic
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.2%
Contains more IronIron +264.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +31.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +100.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +945%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14100%
~equal in Zinc ~1.16mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 443% 0% 140% 15% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114%
Garlic
Garlic
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +326.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +837.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +96370.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +4966.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1272.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Garlic DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1.7µg 1365%
Vitamin C 133mg 31.2mg 113%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 1.235mg 88%
Manganese 0.16mg 1.672mg 66%
Iron 6.2mg 1.7mg 56%
Vitamin A 421µg 0µg 47%
Folate 152µg 3µg 37%
Selenium 0.1µg 14.2µg 26%
Copper 0.149mg 0.299mg 17%
Phosphorus 58mg 153mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.2mg 10%
Carbs 6.33g 33.06g 9%
Protein 2.97g 6.36g 7%
Calories 36kcal 149kcal 6%
Magnesium 50mg 25mg 6%
Potassium 554mg 401mg 5%
Fiber 3.3g 2.1g 5%
Calcium 138mg 181mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.08mg 4%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.7mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.596mg 4%
Sodium 56mg 17mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 23.2mg 2%
Zinc 1.07mg 1.16mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.11mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.011g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.249g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8.3g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 121kcal 234kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 278g 67g N/A
Fats 0.79g 0.5g 0%
Net carbs 3.03g 30.96g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 1g N/A
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.089g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.066mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.157mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.217mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.308mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.273mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.076mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.183mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.291mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.113mg 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
Garlic
Garlic
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6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +58%
Contains more WaterWater +49.7%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +114.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +422.3%

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
Garlic
Garlic
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26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2581.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -32.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100.8%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.