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Parsley vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between parsley and steak

  • Parsley is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and folate, yet steak is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for parsley is 1365% higher.
  • Parsley contains less saturated fat.
  • Steak has a lower glycemic index than parsley.

Food types used in this article are Parsley, fresh and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +117.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1050%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.6%
Contains more IronIron +158.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +75.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +492.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +181%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +31700%
~equal in Sodium ~58mg

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% 2.3% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5914.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +16.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +102400%
Contains more FolateFolate +2433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +207.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +292.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +455.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Steak DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1.6µg 1365%
Vitamin C 133mg 0mg 148%
Vitamin B12 0µg 2.2µg 92%
Selenium 0.1µg 31.8µg 58%
Iron 6.2mg 2.4mg 48%
Zinc 1.07mg 6.34mg 48%
Vitamin A 421µg 7µg 46%
Protein 2.97g 24.85g 44%
Saturated fat 0.132g 8.443g 38%
Folate 152µg 6µg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.5mg 32%
Fats 0.79g 19.02g 28%
Cholesterol 0mg 78mg 26%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 5.149mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 9.171g 22%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.301mg 16%
Phosphorus 58mg 163mg 15%
Fiber 3.3g 0g 13%
Calcium 138mg 12mg 13%
Calories 36kcal 271kcal 12%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 8%
Potassium 554mg 279mg 8%
Manganese 0.16mg 7%
Copper 0.149mg 0.085mg 7%
Magnesium 50mg 23mg 6%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.896g 5%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Carbs 6.33g 0g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 6IU 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 0g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 0g N/A
Sodium 56mg 58mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.997mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.931mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.013g N/A

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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25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +57.8%
Contains more OtherOther +307.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +736.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2307.6%

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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46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3008.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +622.6%

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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. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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