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Parsnip vs. Wheat gluten — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between parsnip and wheat gluten

  • Parsnip has more vitamin C, vitamin K, fiber, folate, vitamin B5, and vitamin E; however, wheat gluten is richer in selenium, iron, phosphorus, and calcium.
  • Wheat gluten covers your daily selenium needs 69% more than parsnip.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of parsnip is 97, while the glycemic index of wheat gluten is 64.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Parsnips, raw and Vital wheat gluten.

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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 18% 43% 8.8% 195% 61% 23% 111% 3.8% 0% 217%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +275%
Contains less SodiumSodium -65.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +294.4%
Contains more IronIron +781.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +51.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +44.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +266.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2105.6%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Wheat gluten DV% diff.
Protein 1.2g 75.16g 148%
Selenium 1.8µg 39.7µg 69%
Iron 0.59mg 5.2mg 58%
Phosphorus 71mg 260mg 27%
Manganese 0.56mg 24%
Vitamin C 17mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 0µg 19%
Folate 67µg 0µg 17%
Fiber 4.9g 0.6g 17%
Calories 75kcal 370kcal 15%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0mg 12%
Calcium 36mg 142mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0mg 8%
Potassium 375mg 100mg 8%
Copper 0.12mg 0.182mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.81g 5%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0mg 4%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.85mg 2%
Fats 0.3g 1.85g 2%
Carbs 17.99g 13.79g 1%
Magnesium 29mg 25mg 1%
Sodium 10mg 29mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.272g 1%
Net carbs 13.09g 13.19g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 0g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0.156g 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
75% 2% 14% 8%
Protein: 75.16 g
Fats: 1.85 g
Carbs: 13.79 g
Water: 8.2 g
Other: 1 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.5%
Contains more WaterWater +869.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +6163.3%
Contains more FatsFats +516.7%
~equal in Other ~1g

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
22% 13% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.272 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.156 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.81 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +39.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1623.4%

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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. Wheat gluten - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168147/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.