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Parsley vs. Lentil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between parsley and lentil?

  • Parsley is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and calcium, yet lentil is higher in fiber, phosphorus, manganese, copper, and folate.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1365% more.
  • Parsley has 1053 times more vitamin A than lentil. While parsley has 8424IU of vitamin A, lentil has only 8IU.

We used Parsley, fresh and Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt types 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%
Lentil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 5.7% 33% 125% 84% 35% 77% 0.26% 64% 15%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +626.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.1%
Contains more IronIron +86.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +68.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +210.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +208.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2700%

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%
Lentil
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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 5% 0% 2.2% 0% 42% 17% 20% 38% 41% 0% 4.3% 136% 18%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +8766.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +581.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +96370.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +96.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +59.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +97.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +19.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +155.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Lentil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1.7µg 1365%
Vitamin C 133mg 1.5mg 146%
Vitamin A 421µg 0µg 47%
Iron 6.2mg 3.33mg 36%
Fiber 3.3g 7.9g 18%
Phosphorus 58mg 180mg 17%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.494mg 15%
Protein 2.97g 9.02g 12%
Calcium 138mg 19mg 12%
Copper 0.149mg 0.251mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.169mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.178mg 7%
Folate 152µg 181µg 7%
Potassium 554mg 369mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.638mg 5%
Carbs 6.33g 20.13g 5%
Selenium 0.1µg 2.8µg 5%
Choline 12.8mg 32.7mg 4%
Calories 36kcal 116kcal 4%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.11mg 4%
Magnesium 50mg 36mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.073mg 2%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 1.06mg 2%
Zinc 1.07mg 1.27mg 2%
Sodium 56mg 2mg 2%
Fats 0.79g 0.38g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.064g 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 12.23g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 1.8g N/A
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.053g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.175g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.081mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.323mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.39mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.654mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.63mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.077mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.445mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.448mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.254mg 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
Lentil
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9% 20% 70%
Protein: 9.02 g
Fats: 0.38 g
Carbs: 20.13 g
Water: 69.64 g
Other: 0.83 g
Contains more FatsFats +107.9%
Contains more WaterWater +25.9%
Contains more OtherOther +165.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +203.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +218%

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
Lentil
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18% 22% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.064 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.175 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +360.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +41.1%

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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. Lentil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172421/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.