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Vegetable vs. Parsnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between vegetable and parsnip

  • Vegetable has more vitamin A and vitamin B2; however, parsnip has more vitamin C, folate, vitamin B5, manganese, vitamin E, and potassium.
  • Vegetable's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 86% more.
  • Vegetable has 2 times more vitamin B2 than parsnip. Vegetable has 0.12mg of vitamin B2, while parsnip has 0.05mg.
  • Vegetable is lower in sugar.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index than vegetable.

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

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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 16% 7.5% 15% 31% 28% 13% 22% 4.6% 49% 1.6%
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%
Contains more IronIron +39%
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%

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 11% 0% 71% 7.6% 18% 28% 16% 9.1% 17% 0% 59% 14%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +21.6%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~22.5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Vegetable Parsnip DV% diff.
Vitamin A 214µg 0µg 24%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 17mg 15%
Folate 19µg 67µg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.151mg 0.6mg 9%
Manganese 0.379mg 0.56mg 8%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 1.49mg 7%
Potassium 169mg 375mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.12mg 0.05mg 5%
Copper 0.083mg 0.12mg 4%
Choline 24.1mg 4%
Protein 2.86g 1.2g 3%
Iron 0.82mg 0.59mg 3%
Phosphorus 51mg 71mg 3%
Selenium 0.3µg 1.8µg 3%
Carbs 13.09g 17.99g 2%
Magnesium 22mg 29mg 2%
Fiber 4.4g 4.9g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.09mg 2%
Calories 65kcal 75kcal 1%
Calcium 25mg 36mg 1%
Zinc 0.49mg 0.59mg 1%
Sodium 35mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.851mg 0.7mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin K 23.5µg 22.5µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.4g 1.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 227kcal 625kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 154g 133g N/A
Fats 0.15g 0.3g 0%
Net carbs 8.69g 13.09g N/A
Sugar 3.12g 4.8g N/A
Saturated fat 0.031g 0.05g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.112g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.047g 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
3% 13% 83%
Protein: 2.86 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 13.09 g
Water: 83.23 g
Other: 0.67 g
18% 80%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 17.99 g
Water: 79.53 g
Other: 0.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +138.3%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +37.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.3%
~equal in Water ~79.53g

Fat Type Comparison

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

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