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Parsnip vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsnip and vegetable

  • Parsnip has more vitamin C, folate, vitamin B5, manganese, vitamin E, and potassium; however, vegetable has more vitamin A and vitamin B2.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 86% more.
  • Parsnip has 5 times more vitamin C than vegetable. Parsnip has 17mg of vitamin C, while vegetable has 3.2mg.
  • Vegetable is lower in sugar.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index than vegetable.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsnips, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more IronIron +39%

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 11% 71% 7.6% 0% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +431.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +292.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +297.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +252.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~23.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Vegetable DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 214µg 24%
Vitamin C 17mg 3.2mg 15%
Folate 67µg 19µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.151mg 9%
Manganese 0.56mg 0.379mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.38mg 7%
Potassium 375mg 169mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.12mg 5%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Copper 0.12mg 0.083mg 4%
Protein 1.2g 2.86g 3%
Phosphorus 71mg 51mg 3%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.3µg 3%
Iron 0.59mg 0.82mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.071mg 2%
Fiber 4.9g 4.4g 2%
Magnesium 29mg 22mg 2%
Carbs 17.99g 13.09g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.851mg 1%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 23.5µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.074mg 1%
Calories 75kcal 65kcal 1%
Sodium 10mg 35mg 1%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.49mg 1%
Calcium 36mg 25mg 1%
Fats 0.3g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 13.09g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 3.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +138.3%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

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
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1020%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53.2%

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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. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.