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Parsnip vs. Barley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsnip and barley

  • Parsnip has less selenium, manganese, fiber, vitamin B1, copper, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Barley's daily need coverage for selenium is 65% more.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index than barley.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsnips, raw and Barley, hulled.

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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 21% 11% 33% 22% 40% 16% 30% 1.3% 73% 9.8%
Barley
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 95% 9.9% 40% 135% 166% 76% 113% 1.6% 253% 206%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +358.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more IronIron +510.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +315%
Contains more ZincZinc +369.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +271.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +247%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1994.4%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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 57% 0% 30% 0% 23% 12% 13% 36% 21% 0% 56% 50% 0%
Barley
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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% 0.33% 11% 0% 162% 66% 86% 17% 73% 0% 5.5% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +161.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +112.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +922.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +252.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +617.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +470%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +557.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +253.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Barley DV% diff.
Selenium 1.8µg 37.7µg 65%
Manganese 0.56mg 1.943mg 60%
Fiber 4.9g 17.3g 50%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.646mg 46%
Copper 0.12mg 0.498mg 42%
Iron 0.59mg 3.6mg 38%
Phosphorus 71mg 264mg 28%
Magnesium 29mg 133mg 25%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 4.604mg 24%
Protein 1.2g 12.48g 23%
Zinc 0.59mg 2.77mg 20%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.318mg 18%
Carbs 17.99g 73.48g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.285mg 18%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 2.2µg 17%
Calories 75kcal 354kcal 14%
Folate 67µg 19µg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 1.108g 7%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.57mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.282mg 6%
Fats 0.3g 2.3g 3%
Potassium 375mg 452mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.482g 2%
Net carbs 13.09g 56.18g N/A
Calcium 36mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 4.8g 0.8g N/A
Sodium 10mg 12mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0.295g 0%
Tryptophan 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.424mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.848mg 0%
Lysine 0.465mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.7mg 0%
Valine 0.612mg 0%
Histidine 0.281mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 80%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 17.99 g
Water: 79.53 g
Other: 0.98 g
Barley
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12% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 12.48 g
Fats: 2.3 g
Carbs: 73.48 g
Water: 9.44 g
Other: 2.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +742.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +940%
Contains more FatsFats +666.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +308.4%
Contains more OtherOther +134.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.112 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Barley
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26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.482 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.108 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +163.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2257.4%

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. Parsnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170417/nutrients
  2. Barley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170283/nutrients

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

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