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Watercress vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are watercress and parsley different?

  • Parsley is higher than watercress in vitamin K, vitamin C, iron, folate, vitamin A, fiber, zinc, copper, vitamin B3, and magnesium.
  • Parsley covers your daily need for vitamin K 1158% more than watercress.

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

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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 15% 36% 29% 7.5% 26% 3% 26% 5.3% 32% 4.9%
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%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +52.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
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%
~equal in Phosphorus ~58mg

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 143% 0% 53% 20% 23% 28% 3.8% 19% 30% 0% 625% 6.8%
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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +43.3%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.086mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 95%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 95.11 g
Other: 1.2 g
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.1%
Contains more FatsFats +690%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +390.7%
~equal in Water ~87.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 11% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.008 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3587.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +254.3%

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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. Watercress - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170068/nutrients
  2. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/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.