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Garlic vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between garlic and parsley

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, copper, and phosphorus; however, parsley has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, and folate.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 1365% more.
  • Garlic has 142 times more selenium than parsley. Garlic has 14.2µg of selenium, while parsley has 0.1µg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Garlic, 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.
Garlic
Garlic
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
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 CalciumCalcium +31.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +100.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +945%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.2%
Contains more IronIron +264.7%
~equal in Zinc ~1.07mg

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.
Garlic
Garlic
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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% 0% 140% 15% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1272.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +326.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +837.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +96370.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +4966.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Parsley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1.7µg 1640µg 1365%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 133mg 113%
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.09mg 88%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.16mg 66%
Iron 1.7mg 6.2mg 56%
Vitamin A 0µg 421µg 47%
Folate 3µg 152µg 37%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.1µg 26%
Copper 0.299mg 0.149mg 17%
Phosphorus 153mg 58mg 14%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.086mg 10%
Carbs 33.06g 6.33g 9%
Protein 6.36g 2.97g 7%
Calories 149kcal 36kcal 6%
Magnesium 25mg 50mg 6%
Potassium 401mg 554mg 5%
Fiber 2.1g 3.3g 5%
Calcium 181mg 138mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.75mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 1.313mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.4mg 4%
Sodium 17mg 56mg 2%
Choline 23.2mg 12.8mg 2%
Zinc 1.16mg 1.07mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.098mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.295g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.124g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 8.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 234kcal 121kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 67g 278g N/A
Fats 0.5g 0.79g 0%
Net carbs 30.96g 3.03g N/A
Sugar 1g 0.85g N/A
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.132g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.145mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.061mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
2
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 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 +114.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +422.3%
Contains more FatsFats +58%
Contains more WaterWater +49.7%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
2
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 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 -32.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2581.8%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.