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Parsnip vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between parsnip and teff

  • Parsnip has more vitamin K; however, teff is richer in manganese, iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
  • Teff covers your daily manganese needs 377% more than parsnip.
  • Teff has 12 times less vitamin K than parsnip. Parsnip has 22.5µg of vitamin K, while teff has 1.9µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Parsnips, raw and Teff, uncooked.

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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 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +534.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13.9%
Contains more IronIron +1193.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +575%
Contains more ZincZinc +515.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +504.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1550%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +144.4%

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% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1762.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1084.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +440%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +380.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +57%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +435.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Teff DV% diff.
Manganese 0.56mg 9.24mg 377%
Iron 0.59mg 7.63mg 88%
Copper 0.12mg 0.81mg 77%
Phosphorus 71mg 429mg 51%
Magnesium 29mg 184mg 37%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.482mg 30%
Zinc 0.59mg 3.63mg 28%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.39mg 25%
Protein 1.2g 13.3g 24%
Vitamin C 17mg 19%
Carbs 17.99g 73.13g 18%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.27mg 17%
Folate 67µg 17%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 1.9µg 17%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 3.363mg 17%
Calories 75kcal 367kcal 15%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Calcium 36mg 180mg 14%
Fiber 4.9g 8g 12%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.08mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.942mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 1.071g 7%
Selenium 1.8µg 4.4µg 5%
Fats 0.3g 2.38g 3%
Potassium 375mg 427mg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.449g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0.589g 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Net carbs 13.09g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 1.84g N/A
Sodium 10mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.698mg 0%
Valine 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g 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
Teff
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13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more WaterWater +801.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1008.3%
Contains more FatsFats +693.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +306.5%
Contains more OtherOther +141.8%

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
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +425.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2178.7%

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/169747/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.