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Parsley vs. Nutmeg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsley and nutmeg

  • Parsley has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, and iron; however, nutmeg has more manganese, copper, fiber, magnesium, and phosphorus.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1367% more.
  • Parsley has 83 times more vitamin A than nutmeg. Parsley has 8424IU of vitamin A, while nutmeg has 102IU.
  • Parsley is lower in saturated fat.
  • Parsley has a higher glycemic index than nutmeg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsley, fresh and Spices, nutmeg, ground.

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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%
Nutmeg
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 55% 31% 114% 342% 59% 91% 2.1% 378% 8.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58.3%
Contains more IronIron +103.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +266%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +589.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +100.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +267.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1712.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1500%

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%
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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 10% 1.7% 0% 0% 87% 13% 24% 0% 37% 0% 0% 57% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +4333.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8320%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +302.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.299mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Nutmeg DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 0µg 1367%
Vitamin C 133mg 3mg 144%
Manganese 0.16mg 2.9mg 119%
Saturated fat 0.132g 25.94g 117%
Copper 0.149mg 1.027mg 98%
Fiber 3.3g 20.8g 70%
Fats 0.79g 36.31g 55%
Vitamin A 421µg 5µg 46%
Iron 6.2mg 3.04mg 40%
Magnesium 50mg 183mg 32%
Calories 36kcal 525kcal 24%
Phosphorus 58mg 213mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.346mg 22%
Folate 152µg 76µg 19%
Carbs 6.33g 49.29g 14%
Zinc 1.07mg 2.15mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 3.22g 7%
Potassium 554mg 350mg 6%
Protein 2.97g 5.84g 6%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0mg 5%
Calcium 138mg 184mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.16mg 5%
Selenium 0.1µg 1.6µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.057mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.35g 2%
Sodium 56mg 16mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 8.8mg 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 28.49g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 2.99g N/A
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 1.299mg 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
Nutmeg
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6% 36% 49% 6% 2%
Protein: 5.84 g
Fats: 36.31 g
Carbs: 49.29 g
Water: 6.23 g
Other: 2.33 g
Contains more WaterWater +1307.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +96.6%
Contains more FatsFats +4496.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +678.7%
~equal in Other ~2.33g

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
Nutmeg
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88% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 25.94 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.22 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +991.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +182.3%

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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. Nutmeg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171326/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.