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Parsnip vs. Fish oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsnip and fish oil different?

  • Parsnip is higher than fish oil in manganese, fiber, vitamin C, folate, copper, vitamin B5, potassium, and phosphorus.
  • Fish oil covers your daily need for cholesterol, 255% more than parsnip.
  • Parsnip is lower in saturated fat.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index (97) than fish oil (0).

Parsnips, raw and Fish oil, herring types were used in this article.

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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Fish oil DV% diff.
Cholesterol 0mg 766mg 255%
Fats 0.3g 100g 153%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 56.564g 141%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 15.604g 104%
Saturated fat 0.05g 21.29g 97%
Calories 75kcal 902kcal 41%
Manganese 0.56mg 0mg 24%
Fiber 4.9g 0g 20%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Folate 67µg 0µg 17%
Copper 0.12mg 0mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0mg 12%
Potassium 375mg 0mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 10%
Phosphorus 71mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0mg 8%
Iron 0.59mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0mg 7%
Magnesium 29mg 0mg 7%
Carbs 17.99g 0g 6%
Zinc 0.59mg 0mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0mg 4%
Calcium 36mg 0mg 4%
Selenium 1.8µg 0µg 3%
Protein 1.2g 0g 2%
Net carbs 13.09g 0g N/A
Sugar 4.8g N/A
Sodium 10mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 6.273g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 4.206g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.619g N/A

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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +33233.3%

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
23% 61% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 21.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 56.564 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 15.604 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50403.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +33100%

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. Fish oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172340/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.