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Parsnip vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsnip and sweet onion

  • Sweet onion has less manganese, vitamin K, fiber, vitamin C, folate, vitamin B5, vitamin E, potassium, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Parsnip's daily need coverage for manganese is 21% more.
  • Parsnip has 75 times more vitamin K than sweet onion. Parsnip has 22.5µg of vitamin K, while sweet onion has 0.3µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsnips, raw and Onions, sweet, 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 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +222.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +215.1%
Contains more IronIron +126.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +114.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +353.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +636.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +260%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +254.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7350%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +119.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +426.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +512.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7400%
Contains more FolateFolate +191.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +44.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Sweet onion DV% diff.
Manganese 0.56mg 0.076mg 21%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 0.3µg 19%
Fiber 4.9g 0.9g 16%
Vitamin C 17mg 4.8mg 14%
Folate 67µg 23µg 11%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.02mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.098mg 10%
Potassium 375mg 119mg 8%
Copper 0.12mg 0.056mg 7%
Phosphorus 71mg 27mg 6%
Magnesium 29mg 9mg 5%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.133mg 4%
Iron 0.59mg 0.26mg 4%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.041mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.13mg 3%
Carbs 17.99g 7.55g 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Calories 75kcal 32kcal 2%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.5µg 2%
Calcium 36mg 20mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.02mg 2%
Choline 5.5mg 1%
Protein 1.2g 0.8g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 13.09g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 5.02g N/A
Sodium 10mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.011mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +50%
Contains more FatsFats +275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.3%
Contains more OtherOther +197%
Contains more WaterWater +14.7%

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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. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/nutrients

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

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