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Parsley vs. Pumpkin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsley and pumpkin different?

  • Parsley has more vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, folate, calcium, fiber, magnesium, zinc, and potassium than pumpkin.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for parsley is 1366% higher.
  • Parsley contains 15 times more vitamin C than pumpkin. While parsley contains 133mg of vitamin C, pumpkin contains only 9mg.
  • Parsley has a lower glycemic index (32) than pumpkin (52).

Parsley, fresh and Pumpkin, 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.3% 30% 30% 42% 8.7% 19% 0.13% 16% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +316.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +557.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.9%
Contains more IronIron +675%
Contains more CopperCopper +17.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +234.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +28%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%

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%
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 30% 142% 21% 0% 13% 25% 11% 18% 14% 0% 2.8% 12% 4.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1377.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +72%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +148990.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +850%
Contains more CholineCholine +56.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~426µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Pumpkin DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1.1µg 1366%
Vitamin C 133mg 9mg 138%
Iron 6.2mg 0.8mg 68%
Folate 152µg 16µg 34%
Calcium 138mg 21mg 12%
Fiber 3.3g 0.5g 11%
Magnesium 50mg 12mg 9%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.32mg 7%
Potassium 554mg 340mg 6%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.6mg 4%
Protein 2.97g 1g 4%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.05mg 3%
Copper 0.149mg 0.127mg 2%
Phosphorus 58mg 44mg 2%
Sodium 56mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 1.06mg 2%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.125mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.061mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.298mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 8.2mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.013g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.005g 1%
Calories 36kcal 26kcal 1%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin A 421µg 426µg 1%
Fats 0.79g 0.1g 1%
Carbs 6.33g 6.5g 0%
Net carbs 3.03g 6g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 2.76g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.052g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.046mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.054mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.032mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.035mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.016mg 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
7% 92%
Protein: 1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.5 g
Water: 91.6 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +197%
Contains more FatsFats +690%
Contains more OtherOther +175%
~equal in Carbs ~6.5g
~equal in Water ~91.6g

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
74% 19% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.005 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2169.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2380%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.6%

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. Pumpkin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168448/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.