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Parsley vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsley and onions different?

  • Parsley has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, copper, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and zinc than onions.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for parsley is 1366% higher.
  • Parsley contains 4212 times more vitamin A than onions. While parsley contains 8424 IU of vitamin A, onions contain only 2 IU.
  • Onions have a lower glycemic index (15) than parsley (32).

Parsley, fresh and Onions, raw 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +279.5%
Contains more IronIron +2852.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +282.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +529.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +400%

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%
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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 25% 0% 0% 0.4% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1697.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +87%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +263%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1031.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +225.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +409900%
Contains more FolateFolate +700%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 0.4µg 1366%
Vitamin C 133mg 7.4mg 140%
Iron 6.2mg 0.21mg 75%
Vitamin A 421µg 0µg 47%
Folate 152µg 19µg 33%
Calcium 138mg 23mg 12%
Potassium 554mg 146mg 12%
Copper 0.149mg 0.039mg 12%
Magnesium 50mg 10mg 10%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.17mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.116mg 7%
Fiber 3.3g 1.7g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.123mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.02mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.027mg 5%
Protein 2.97g 1.1g 4%
Phosphorus 58mg 29mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.046mg 3%
Sodium 56mg 4mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.12mg 2%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Fats 0.79g 0.1g 1%
Carbs 6.33g 9.34g 1%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.129mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.5µg 1%
Choline 12.8mg 6.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.013g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.017g 1%
Calories 36kcal 40kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 8.3g 2.8g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 121kcal 364kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 278g 250g N/A
Net carbs 3.03g 7.64g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 4.24g N/A
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.042g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.014mg 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
Onion
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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +170%
Contains more FatsFats +690%
Contains more OtherOther +528.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.6%
~equal in Water ~89.11g

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
Onion
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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2169.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +629.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.2%

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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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.