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Parsley vs. Watercress — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are parsley and watercress different?

  • Parsley is higher than watercress in vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, folate, fiber, zinc, copper, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
  • Parsley covers your daily need for vitamin K, 1158% more than watercress.
  • Parsley contains 31 times more iron than watercress. Parsley contains 6.2mg of iron, while watercress contains 0.2mg.

Parsley, fresh and Watercress, raw types were used in this article.

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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 15% 36% 29% 7.5% 26% 3% 26% 5.3% 32% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +138.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.9%
Contains more IronIron +3000%
Contains more CopperCopper +93.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +872.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
~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 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%
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 143% 0% 53% 20% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +209.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +163.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +556.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +29%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +556%
Contains more FolateFolate +1588.9%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsley Watercress DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 250µg 1158%
Vitamin C 133mg 43mg 100%
Iron 6.2mg 0.2mg 75%
Folate 152µg 9µg 36%
Vitamin A 421µg 160µg 29%
Fiber 3.3g 0.5g 11%
Zinc 1.07mg 0.11mg 9%
Copper 0.149mg 0.077mg 8%
Magnesium 50mg 21mg 7%
Potassium 554mg 330mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.313mg 0.2mg 7%
Manganese 0.16mg 0.244mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.129mg 3%
Carbs 6.33g 1.29g 2%
Calcium 138mg 120mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 1mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.098mg 0.12mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.4mg 0.31mg 2%
Calories 36kcal 11kcal 1%
Protein 2.97g 2.3g 1%
Fats 0.79g 0.1g 1%
Sodium 56mg 41mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.9µg 1%
Choline 12.8mg 9mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.295g 0.008g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.124g 0.035g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 8.3g 21g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 121kcal 48kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 278g 909g N/A
Net carbs 3.03g 0.79g N/A
Sugar 0.85g 0.2g N/A
Phosphorus 58mg 60mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.086mg 0.09mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.132g 0.027g 0%
Tryptophan 0.045mg 0.03mg 0%
Threonine 0.122mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.118mg 0.093mg 0%
Leucine 0.204mg 0.166mg 0%
Lysine 0.181mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.042mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.145mg 0.114mg 0%
Valine 0.172mg 0.137mg 0%
Histidine 0.061mg 0.04mg 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
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.1%
Contains more FatsFats +690%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +390.7%
Contains more OtherOther +83.3%
~equal in Water ~95.11g

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
39% 11% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3587.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +254.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.5%

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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. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/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.