Parsley vs. Skipjack tuna — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between parsley and skipjack tuna?

Parsley is higher in vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and folate, yet skipjack tuna is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 167% more.
Parsley has 133 times more vitamin C than skipjack tuna. While parsley has 133mg of vitamin C, skipjack tuna has only 1mg.
The glycemic index of skipjack tuna is lower.

We used Parsley, fresh and Fish, tuna, skipjack, fresh, cooked, dry heat 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.

Parsley

Skipjack tuna

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+273%
Contains more IronIron	+287.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+742.1%

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+391.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+46700%

~equal in Potassium ~522mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.05mg

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.

Parsley

Skipjack tuna

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+13200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2238.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+126.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1420%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1328.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+990%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	1640µg		1367%
Vitamin C	133mg	1mg	147%
Vitamin B3	1.313mg	18.756mg	109%
Vitamin B12	0µg	2.19µg	91%
Selenium	0.1µg	46.8µg	85%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.981mg	69%
Iron	6.2mg	1.6mg	58%
Protein	2.97g	28.21g	50%
Vitamin A	421µg	18µg	45%
Folate	152µg	10µg	36%
Phosphorus	58mg	285mg	32%
Cholesterol	0mg	60mg	20%
Fiber	3.3g	0g	13%
Calcium	138mg	37mg	10%
Manganese	0.16mg	0.019mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.75mg		5%
Calories	36kcal	132kcal	5%
Copper	0.149mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.086mg	0.038mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.485mg	2%
Choline	12.8mg		2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.124g	0.403g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.098mg	0.122mg	2%
Carbs	6.33g	0g	2%
Potassium	554mg	522mg	1%
Magnesium	50mg	44mg	1%
Saturated fat	0.132g	0.42g	1%
Fats	0.79g	1.29g	1%
Net carbs	3.03g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.85g		N/A
Zinc	1.07mg	1.05mg	0%
Sodium	56mg	47mg	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.295g	0.243g	0%
Tryptophan	0.045mg	0.316mg	0%
Threonine	0.122mg	1.237mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.118mg	1.3mg	0%
Leucine	0.204mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	0.181mg	2.59mg	0%
Methionine	0.042mg	0.835mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.145mg	1.101mg	0%
Valine	0.172mg	1.453mg	0%
Histidine	0.061mg	0.83mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.091g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.237g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.017g	N/A