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Parsley vs. White bread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between parsley and white bread?

  • Parsley is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and potassium, while white bread is higher in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1367% higher.
  • Parsley is lower in sodium.
  • White bread has a higher glycemic index (73) than parsley (32).

We used Parsley, fresh and Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) types in this comparison.

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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 16% 43% 11% 135% 34% 20% 42% 64% 70% 120%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +117.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +339.7%
Contains more IronIron +71.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +235%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +21900%
~equal in Calcium ~144mg

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 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 133% 56% 90% 32% 20% 0% 0.5% 83% 8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +240.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +819900%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +519.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +148%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +264.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34%
Contains more CholineCholine +14.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.087mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley White bread DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 0.2µg 1367%
Vitamin C 133mg 0mg 148%
Vitamin A 421µg 0µg 47%
Selenium 0.1µg 22µg 40%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.533mg 37%
Iron 6.2mg 3.61mg 32%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 4.78mg 22%
Sodium 56mg 490mg 19%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.536mg 16%
Starch 37.17g 15%
Carbs 6.33g 49.42g 14%
Potassium 554mg 126mg 13%
Protein 2.97g 8.85g 12%
Calories 36kcal 266kcal 12%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.243mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 1.602g 10%
Folate 152µg 111µg 10%
Phosphorus 58mg 98mg 6%
Magnesium 50mg 23mg 6%
Copper 0.149mg 0.101mg 5%
Fats 0.79g 3.33g 4%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 0.22mg 4%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.74mg 3%
Fructose 2.43g 3%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.698g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.536mg 3%
Fiber 3.3g 2.7g 2%
Calcium 138mg 144mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.599g 1%
Net carbs 3.03g 46.72g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 5.67g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.087mg 0%
Trans fat 0g 0.027g N/A
Choline 12.8mg 14.6mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.166g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 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
9% 3% 49% 36% 2%
Protein: 8.85 g
Fats: 3.33 g
Carbs: 49.42 g
Water: 36.42 g
Other: 1.98 g
Contains more WaterWater +140.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +198%
Contains more FatsFats +321.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +680.7%
~equal in Other ~1.98g

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
24% 21% 55%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.599 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.602 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +103.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1191.9%

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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. White bread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174924/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.