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Parsnip vs. Vegetable — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsnip and vegetable

  • Parsnip has more vitamin C, folate, vitamin B5, manganese, vitamin E, and potassium; however, vegetable has more vitamin A and vitamin B2.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 24% more.
  • Parsnip has 5 times more vitamin C than vegetable. Parsnip has 17mg of vitamin C, while vegetable has 3.2mg.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index than vegetable.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsnips, raw and Vegetables, mixed, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 11% 33% 22% 40% 16% 30% 1.3% 73% 9.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +31.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +44%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +121.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +20.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +500%
Contains more IronIron +39%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 57% 0% 0% 30% 23% 12% 13% 36% 21% 0% 56% 50%
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 11% 0% 71% 7.6% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +431.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +292.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +297.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +252.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~23.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Vegetable DV% diff.
Vitamin A 0µg 214µg 24%
Vitamin C 17mg 3.2mg 15%
Folate 67µg 19µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.151mg 9%
Manganese 0.56mg 0.379mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.38mg 7%
Potassium 375mg 169mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.12mg 5%
Copper 0.12mg 0.083mg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Protein 1.2g 2.86g 3%
Iron 0.59mg 0.82mg 3%
Phosphorus 71mg 51mg 3%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.3µg 3%
Carbs 17.99g 13.09g 2%
Magnesium 29mg 22mg 2%
Fiber 4.9g 4.4g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.071mg 2%
Calories 75kcal 65kcal 1%
Calcium 36mg 25mg 1%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.49mg 1%
Sodium 10mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.851mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 23.5µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.6g 4.4g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 625kcal 227kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 133g 154g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.15g 0%
Net carbs 13.09g 8.69g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 3.12g N/A
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.031g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0.01g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.072g 0%
Tryptophan 0.029mg 0%
Threonine 0.115mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.139mg 0%
Leucine 0.19mg 0%
Lysine 0.17mg 0%
Methionine 0.034mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.12mg 0%
Valine 0.149mg 0%
Histidine 0.073mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 80%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 17.99 g
Water: 79.53 g
Other: 0.98 g
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +138.3%
~equal in Water ~83.23g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.112 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
27% 9% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.031 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1020%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -38%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +53.2%

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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. Parsnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170417/nutrients
  2. Vegetable - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170472/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.