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Coriander vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between coriander and parsley

  • Coriander has more vitamin E, manganese, and copper; however, parsley has more vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, folate, calcium, and magnesium.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1108% more.
  • Coriander has 3 times more vitamin E than parsley. Coriander has 2.5mg of vitamin E, while parsley has 0.75mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw 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 19% 20% 46% 66% 75% 14% 21% 6% 56% 4.9%
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 CopperCopper +51%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +166.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +92.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +106%
Contains more IronIron +250.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +114%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.8%
~equal in Potassium ~554mg

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 90% 112% 50% 0% 17% 37% 21% 34% 34% 0% 775% 47%
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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +65.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +65.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +392.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +24.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +28.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +429%
Contains more FolateFolate +145.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Coriander Parsley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 310µg 1640µg 1108%
Vitamin C 27mg 133mg 118%
Iron 1.77mg 6.2mg 55%
Folate 62µg 152µg 23%
Vitamin E 2.5mg 0.75mg 12%
Manganese 0.426mg 0.16mg 12%
Vitamin A 337µg 421µg 9%
Copper 0.225mg 0.149mg 8%
Calcium 67mg 138mg 7%
Magnesium 26mg 50mg 6%
Zinc 0.5mg 1.07mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.162mg 0.098mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.149mg 0.09mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.57mg 0.4mg 3%
Protein 2.13g 2.97g 2%
Fiber 2.8g 3.3g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.086mg 2%
Calories 23kcal 36kcal 1%
Carbs 3.67g 6.33g 1%
Potassium 521mg 554mg 1%
Phosphorus 48mg 58mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B3 1.114mg 1.313mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.014g 0.132g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.04g 0.124g 1%
Fats 0.52g 0.79g 0%
Net carbs 0.87g 3.03g N/A
Sugar 0.87g 0.85g N/A
Sodium 46mg 56mg 0%
Choline 12.8mg 12.8mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.275g 0.295g 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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.13 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 3.67 g
Water: 92.21 g
Other: 1.47 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 ProteinProtein +39.4%
Contains more FatsFats +51.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +72.5%
Contains more OtherOther +49.7%
~equal in Water ~87.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 84% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.014 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.275 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.04 g
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.295g

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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. Coriander - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169997/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.