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Parsley vs. Spearmint — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsley and spearmint

  • Parsley has more vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate; however, spearmint has more iron, manganese, fiber, copper, calcium, vitamin B2, and vitamin B6.
  • Parsley's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 133% more.
  • Parsley has 2 times more vitamin A than spearmint. Parsley has 8424 IU of vitamin A, while spearmint has 4054 IU.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsley, fresh and Spearmint, 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 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 45% 60% 40% 445% 80% 30% 26% 3.9% 146% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +21%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44.2%
Contains more IronIron +91.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +61.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +598.8%
~equal in Zinc ~1.09mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~60mg

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 443% 140% 15% 0% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114% 7%
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 44% 68% 0% 0% 20% 40% 18% 15% 36% 0% 0% 79% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +107.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +60%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +44.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +78.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.078mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Spearmint DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1367%
Vitamin C 133mg 13.3mg 133%
Iron 6.2mg 11.87mg 71%
Manganese 0.16mg 1.118mg 42%
Vitamin A 421µg 203µg 24%
Fiber 3.3g 6.8g 14%
Folate 152µg 105µg 12%
Copper 0.149mg 0.24mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.175mg 6%
Calcium 138mg 199mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.158mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Magnesium 50mg 63mg 3%
Potassium 554mg 458mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.25mg 3%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.948mg 2%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.394g 2%
Sodium 56mg 30mg 1%
Carbs 6.33g 8.41g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.025g 1%
Protein 2.97g 3.29g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.078mg 1%
Calories 36kcal 44kcal 0%
Fats 0.79g 0.73g 0%
Net carbs 3.03g 1.61g N/A
Sugar 0.85g N/A
Zinc 1.07mg 1.09mg 0%
Phosphorus 58mg 60mg 0%
Selenium 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.191g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.05mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.135mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.135mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.247mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.046mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.168mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.066mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
3% 8% 86% 2%
Protein: 3.29 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 8.41 g
Water: 85.55 g
Other: 2.02 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +10.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.9%
~equal in Fats ~0.73g
~equal in Water ~85.55g
~equal in Other ~2.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
31% 4% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.191 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.394 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1080%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +217.7%

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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. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/nutrients
  2. Spearmint - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173475/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.