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Parsley vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between parsley and pita

  • Parsley has more vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, potassium, and magnesium; however, pita is richer in vitamin B1, manganese, and phosphorus.
  • Parsley covers your daily vitamin A needs 168% more than pita.
  • Parsley contains less sodium.
  • Pita has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pita is 68, while the glycemic index of parsley is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Parsley, fresh and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +361.7%
Contains more IronIron +342.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +27.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +12.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +67.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200.6%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +533.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +210.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.397mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Pita DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1367%
Vitamin C 133mg 0mg 148%
Iron 6.2mg 1.4mg 60%
Vitamin A 421µg 0µg 47%
Folate 152µg 24µg 32%
Sodium 56mg 536mg 21%
Carbs 6.33g 55.7g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.267mg 15%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.481mg 14%
Potassium 554mg 120mg 13%
Protein 2.97g 9.1g 12%
Calories 36kcal 275kcal 12%
Magnesium 50mg 26mg 6%
Phosphorus 58mg 97mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Calcium 138mg 86mg 5%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 2.142mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.034mg 4%
Fiber 3.3g 2.2g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.535g 3%
Copper 0.149mg 0.168mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.84mg 2%
Fats 0.79g 1.2g 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 53.5g N/A
Sugar 0.85g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.097mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.397mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.166g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.105g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.195mg 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
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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more WaterWater +173.2%
Contains more OtherOther +15.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +206.4%
Contains more FatsFats +51.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +779.9%

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
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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +181%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +331.5%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.