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Parsnip vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between parsnip and cucumber

  • Cucumber has less manganese, fiber, vitamin C, folate, vitamin E, copper, vitamin B5, phosphorus, potassium, and vitamin B1 than parsnip.
  • Parsnip covers your daily need for manganese, 21% more than cucumber.
  • Parsnip has 50 times more vitamin E than cucumber. While parsnip has 1.49mg of vitamin E, cucumber has only 0.03mg.
  • The glycemic index of parsnip is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Parsnips, raw and Cucumber, with peel, 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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +123.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +155.1%
Contains more IronIron +110.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +192.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +195%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +195.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +608.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 57% 0% 0% 30% 23% 12% 13% 36% 21% 0% 56% 50%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 9.3% 0% 1.7% 0.6% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +507.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +614.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +37.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +857.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Cucumber DV% diff.
Manganese 0.56mg 0.079mg 21%
Fiber 4.9g 0.5g 18%
Vitamin C 17mg 2.8mg 16%
Folate 67µg 7µg 15%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.03mg 10%
Copper 0.12mg 0.041mg 9%
Potassium 375mg 147mg 7%
Phosphorus 71mg 24mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.259mg 7%
Carbs 17.99g 3.63g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.027mg 5%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 16.4µg 5%
Magnesium 29mg 13mg 4%
Iron 0.59mg 0.28mg 4%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.2mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.098mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.04mg 4%
Calories 75kcal 15kcal 3%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.3µg 3%
Calcium 36mg 16mg 2%
Protein 1.2g 0.65g 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 5µg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.033mg 1%
Choline 6mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.6g 4.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 625kcal 231kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 133g 667g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.11g 0%
Net carbs 13.09g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Sodium 10mg 2mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 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
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +84.6%
Contains more FatsFats +172.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +395.6%
Contains more OtherOther +157.9%
Contains more WaterWater +19.7%

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2140%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.