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Parsnip vs. Coconut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsnip and coconut

  • Parsnip has more vitamin K, vitamin C, folate, and vitamin E; however, coconut has more manganese, copper, iron, fiber, and selenium.
  • Coconut's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 148% more.
  • Parsnip has 113 times more vitamin K than coconut. Parsnip has 22.5µg of vitamin K, while coconut has 0.2µg.
  • Parsnip is lower in saturated fat.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index than coconut.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsnips, raw and Nuts, coconut meat, raw.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 4.2% 31% 91% 145% 30% 48% 2.6% 196% 55%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +157.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -50%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.3%
Contains more IronIron +311.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +262.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +86.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +59.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +167.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +461.1%
~equal in Potassium ~356mg

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%
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 11% 0% 4.8% 0% 17% 4.6% 10% 18% 12% 0% 0.5% 20% 6.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +415.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +520.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +11150%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.7%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Coconut DV% diff.
Saturated fat 0.05g 29.698g 135%
Fats 0.3g 33.49g 51%
Manganese 0.56mg 1.5mg 41%
Copper 0.12mg 0.435mg 35%
Iron 0.59mg 2.43mg 23%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 0.2µg 19%
Fiber 4.9g 9g 16%
Vitamin C 17mg 3.3mg 15%
Selenium 1.8µg 10.1µg 15%
Calories 75kcal 354kcal 14%
Folate 67µg 26µg 10%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.24mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.3mg 6%
Phosphorus 71mg 113mg 6%
Zinc 0.59mg 1.1mg 5%
Protein 1.2g 3.33g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.054mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 1.425g 3%
Choline 12.1mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.366g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.02mg 2%
Calcium 36mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.54mg 1%
Potassium 375mg 356mg 1%
Magnesium 29mg 32mg 1%
Carbs 17.99g 15.23g 1%
Net carbs 13.09g 6.23g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 6.23g N/A
Sodium 10mg 20mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.121mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.131mg 0%
Leucine 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.147mg 0%
Methionine 0.062mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.169mg 0%
Valine 0.202mg 0%
Histidine 0.077mg 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
3% 33% 15% 47%
Protein: 3.33 g
Fats: 33.49 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 46.99 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18.1%
Contains more WaterWater +69.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +177.5%
Contains more FatsFats +11063.3%
~equal in Other ~0.96g

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
94% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 29.698 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.425 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.366 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1172.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +678.7%

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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. Parsnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170417/nutrients
  2. Coconut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170169/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.