Parsley vs. Wild rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between parsley and wild rice?

Parsley is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, calcium, potassium, and fiber, while wild rice is higher in manganese.
Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1366% higher.
Wild rice has a higher glycemic index (57) than parsley (32).

We used Parsley, fresh and Wild rice, cooked 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.

Parsley

Wild rice

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+56.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4500%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+448.5%
Contains more IronIron	+933.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+23.1%

Contains more ZincZinc	+25.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+76.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+700%

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

Wild rice

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+212.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+65.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+159.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+327900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+484.6%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+50%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~1.287mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	1640µg	0.5µg	1366%
Vitamin C	133mg	0mg	148%
Iron	6.2mg	0.6mg	70%
Vitamin A	421µg	0µg	47%
Folate	152µg	26µg	32%
Calcium	138mg	3mg	14%
Potassium	554mg	101mg	13%
Fiber	3.3g	1.8g	6%
Carbs	6.33g	21.34g	5%
Manganese	0.16mg	0.282mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.154mg	5%
Magnesium	50mg	32mg	4%
Calories	36kcal	101kcal	3%
Copper	0.149mg	0.121mg	3%
Phosphorus	58mg	82mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.75mg	0.24mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.086mg	0.052mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.135mg	3%
Protein	2.97g	3.99g	2%
Zinc	1.07mg	1.34mg	2%
Sodium	56mg	3mg	2%
Fats	0.79g	0.34g	1%
Selenium	0.1µg	0.8µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.098mg	0.087mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.295g	0.05g	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.124g	0.213g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	253kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	278g	99g	N/A
Net carbs	3.03g	19.54g	N/A
Sugar	0.85g	0.73g	N/A
Vitamin B3	1.313mg	1.287mg	0%
Choline	12.8mg	10.2mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.132g	0.049g	0%
Tryptophan	0.045mg	0.049mg	0%
Threonine	0.122mg	0.127mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.118mg	0.167mg	0%
Leucine	0.204mg	0.276mg	0%
Lysine	0.181mg	0.17mg	0%
Methionine	0.042mg	0.119mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.145mg	0.195mg	0%
Valine	0.172mg	0.232mg	0%
Histidine	0.061mg	0.104mg	0%
Fructose		0.2g	0%