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Table salt vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between table salt and parsley

  • Parsley is richer than table salt in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, potassium, copper, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1683% higher.
  • Parsley contains less sodium.
  • Table salt has a lower glycemic index than parsley.

Food types used in this article are Salt, table and Parsley, fresh.

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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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +4900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +475%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +6825%
Contains more IronIron +1778.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +396.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +970%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60%
~equal in Selenium ~0.1µg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Parsley
Parsley
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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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
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 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Table salt Parsley DV% diff.
Sodium 38758mg 56mg 1683%
Vitamin K 0µg 1640µg 1367%
Vitamin C 0mg 133mg 148%
Iron 0.33mg 6.2mg 73%
Vitamin A 0µg 421µg 47%
Folate 0µg 152µg 38%
Potassium 8mg 554mg 16%
Fiber 0g 3.3g 13%
Copper 0.03mg 0.149mg 13%
Magnesium 1mg 50mg 12%
Calcium 24mg 138mg 11%
Zinc 0.1mg 1.07mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0mg 0.4mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0mg 0.098mg 8%
Phosphorus 0mg 58mg 8%
Vitamin B3 0mg 1.313mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0mg 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0mg 0.086mg 7%
Protein 0g 2.97g 6%
Vitamin E 0mg 0.75mg 5%
Manganese 0.1mg 0.16mg 3%
Choline 0mg 12.8mg 2%
Calories 0kcal 36kcal 2%
Carbs 0g 6.33g 2%
Fats 0g 0.79g 1%
Saturated fat 0g 0.132g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.295g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.124g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.03g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.85g N/A
Selenium 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more OtherOther +4436.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +43755%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/nutrients
  2. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/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.