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Parsnip vs. Orange — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsnip and oranges different?

  • Parsnip is richer in manganese, vitamin K, fiber, folate, vitamin E, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and iron, while oranges are higher in vitamin C.
  • Oranges cover your daily need for vitamin C, 40% more than parsnip.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index (97) than oranges (45).

Parsnips, raw and Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.1% 12% 16% 3.8% 15% 1.9% 6% 0% 3.3% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +190%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +107.2%
Contains more IronIron +490%
Contains more CopperCopper +166.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +742.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +407.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2140%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +260%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +11.1%
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%
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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 177% 3.7% 3.6% 0% 22% 9.2% 5.3% 15% 14% 0% 0% 23% 4.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +727.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +123.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +212.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.087mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Orange DV% diff.
Vitamin C 17mg 53.2mg 40%
Manganese 0.56mg 0.025mg 23%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 0µg 19%
Fiber 4.9g 2.4g 10%
Folate 67µg 30µg 9%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.18mg 9%
Phosphorus 71mg 14mg 8%
Copper 0.12mg 0.045mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.25mg 7%
Potassium 375mg 181mg 6%
Iron 0.59mg 0.1mg 6%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.07mg 5%
Magnesium 29mg 10mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.282mg 3%
Choline 8.4mg 2%
Carbs 17.99g 11.75g 2%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.5µg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.06mg 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 11µg 1%
Protein 1.2g 0.94g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.04mg 1%
Calories 75kcal 47kcal 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 13.09g 9.35g N/A
Calcium 36mg 40mg 0%
Sugar 4.8g 9.35g N/A
Sodium 10mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.087mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.015g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0.023g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.025g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.015mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.025mg 0%
Leucine 0.023mg 0%
Lysine 0.047mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.031mg 0%
Valine 0.04mg 0%
Histidine 0.018mg 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
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12% 87%
Protein: 0.94 g
Fats: 0.12 g
Carbs: 11.75 g
Water: 86.75 g
Other: 0.44 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +27.7%
Contains more FatsFats +150%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +53.1%
Contains more OtherOther +122.7%
~equal in Water ~86.75g

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
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24% 37% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.015 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.025 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +387%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +88%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70%

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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. Orange - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169097/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.