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Parsnip vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between parsnip and teff

  • Parsnip has more folate, fiber, and potassium, while teff has more manganese, iron, copper, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and magnesium.
  • Teff's daily need coverage for manganese is 100% higher.
  • Teff contains 4 times less folate than parsnip. Parsnip contains 67µg of folate, while teff contains 18µg.
  • Teff has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of teff is 57, while the glycemic index of parsnip is 97.

The food types used in this comparison are Parsnips, raw and Teff, cooked.

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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%
Teff
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +250.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +72.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.1%
Contains more IronIron +247.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +88.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +69%
Contains less SodiumSodium -20%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +410.7%

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%
Teff
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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 0% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +272.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.097mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.56mg 2.86mg 100%
Vitamin C 17mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 19%
Iron 0.59mg 2.05mg 18%
Folate 67µg 18µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 12%
Copper 0.12mg 0.226mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 10%
Fiber 4.9g 2.8g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.183mg 8%
Potassium 375mg 107mg 8%
Phosphorus 71mg 120mg 7%
Protein 1.2g 3.87g 5%
Zinc 0.59mg 1.11mg 5%
Magnesium 29mg 50mg 5%
Selenium 1.8µg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.909mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.033mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.097mg 1%
Calories 75kcal 101kcal 1%
Calcium 36mg 49mg 1%
Carbs 17.99g 19.86g 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.65g 1%
Net carbs 13.09g 17.06g N/A
Sugar 4.8g N/A
Sodium 10mg 8mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0%
Tryptophan 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.203mg 0%
Valine 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.088mg 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
Teff
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4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more OtherOther +42%
Contains more ProteinProtein +222.5%
Contains more FatsFats +116.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +10.4%
~equal in Water ~74.93g

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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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/nutrients

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

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