White bread vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between white bread and parsley?

White bread is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and manganese, while parsley is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and potassium.
Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1367% higher.
Parsley has 220 times less selenium than white bread. White bread has 22µg of selenium, while parsley has 0.1µg.
Parsley is lower in sodium.
White bread has a higher glycemic index (73) than parsley (32).

We used Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) and Parsley, fresh types in this comparison.

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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.

White bread

Parsley

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+69%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+235%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21900%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+117.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+339.7%
Contains more IronIron	+71.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.6%

~equal in Calcium ~138mg

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.

White bread

Parsley

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+519.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+148%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+264.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34%
Contains more CholineCholine	+14.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+240.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+819900%
Contains more FolateFolate	+36.9%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.09mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	0.2µg	1640µg	1367%
Vitamin C	0mg	133mg	148%
Vitamin A	0µg	421µg	47%
Selenium	22µg	0.1µg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.533mg	0.086mg	37%
Iron	3.61mg	6.2mg	32%
Vitamin B3	4.78mg	1.313mg	22%
Sodium	490mg	56mg	19%
Manganese	0.536mg	0.16mg	16%
Starch	37.17g		15%
Carbs	49.42g	6.33g	14%
Potassium	126mg	554mg	13%
Protein	8.85g	2.97g	12%
Calories	266kcal	36kcal	12%
Vitamin B2	0.243mg	0.098mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.602g	0.124g	10%
Folate	111µg	152µg	10%
Phosphorus	98mg	58mg	6%
Magnesium	23mg	50mg	6%
Copper	0.101mg	0.149mg	5%
Fats	3.33g	0.79g	4%
Vitamin E	0.22mg	0.75mg	4%
Zinc	0.74mg	1.07mg	3%
Fructose	2.43g		3%
Saturated fat	0.698g	0.132g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.536mg	0.4mg	3%
Fiber	2.7g	3.3g	2%
Calcium	144mg	138mg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.599g	0.295g	1%
Net carbs	46.72g	3.03g	N/A
Sugar	5.67g	0.85g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.087mg	0.09mg	0%
Trans fat	0.027g	0g	N/A
Choline	14.6mg	12.8mg	0%
Tryptophan		0.045mg	0%
Threonine		0.122mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.118mg	0%
Leucine		0.204mg	0%
Lysine		0.181mg	0%
Methionine		0.042mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.145mg	0%
Valine		0.172mg	0%
Histidine		0.061mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.166g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A