Parsley vs. Rosemary — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between parsley and rosemary

Parsley has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate; however, rosemary is richer in fiber, manganese, vitamin B6, calcium, copper, and magnesium.
Parsley covers your daily vitamin C needs 124% more than rosemary.
Rosemary has 3 times less vitamin A than parsley. Parsley has 8424 IU of vitamin A, while rosemary has 2924 IU.
Parsley contains less saturated fat.
Rosemary has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of rosemary is 70, while the glycemic index of parsley is 32.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Parsley, fresh and Rosemary, 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.

Parsley

Rosemary

Contains more ZincZinc	+15.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+82%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+129.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+20.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+500%

~equal in Iron ~6.65mg

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.

Parsley

Rosemary

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+510.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+188.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+138.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+39.4%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+273.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	1640µg		1367%
Vitamin C	133mg	21.8mg	124%
Fiber	3.3g	14.1g	43%
Manganese	0.16mg	0.96mg	35%
Vitamin A	421µg	146µg	31%
Vitamin B6	0.09mg	0.336mg	19%
Calcium	138mg	317mg	18%
Copper	0.149mg	0.301mg	17%
Saturated fat	0.132g	2.838g	12%
Folate	152µg	109µg	11%
Magnesium	50mg	91mg	10%
Fats	0.79g	5.86g	8%
Vitamin B5	0.4mg	0.804mg	8%
Iron	6.2mg	6.65mg	6%
Calories	36kcal	131kcal	5%
Carbs	6.33g	20.7g	5%
Vitamin E	0.75mg		5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.124g	0.901g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.086mg	0.036mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.098mg	0.152mg	4%
Potassium	554mg	668mg	3%
Vitamin B3	1.313mg	0.912mg	3%
Choline	12.8mg		2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.295g	1.16g	2%
Protein	2.97g	3.31g	1%
Zinc	1.07mg	0.93mg	1%
Phosphorus	58mg	66mg	1%
Sodium	56mg	26mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	121kcal	396kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	278g	76g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	3.2	0.73	N/A
Net carbs	3.03g	6.6g	N/A
Sugar	0.85g		N/A
Selenium	0.1µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.045mg	0.051mg	0%
Threonine	0.122mg	0.136mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.118mg	0.136mg	0%
Leucine	0.204mg	0.249mg	0%
Lysine	0.181mg	0.143mg	0%
Methionine	0.042mg	0.047mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.145mg	0.169mg	0%
Valine	0.172mg	0.165mg	0%
Histidine	0.061mg	0.066mg	0%