Ever wonder how your favorite foods stack up against each other in terms of nutrition?
We compared the nutritional contents of
pecan
versus
parsnip
(100g each)
below using 2020 USDA and NIH data[1].
For a quick recap of significant nutrients and differences in pecan and parsnip:
Pecan is high in calories and parsnip has 89% less calories than pecan - pecan has 691 calories per 100 grams and parsnip has 75 calories.
For macronutrient ratios, pecan is much lighter in carbs, much heavier in fat and similar to parsnip for protein. Pecan has a macronutrient ratio of 5:8:88 and for parsnip, 6:91:3 for protein, carbohydrates and fat from calories.
Macro Ratios from Calories:
Pecan | Parsnip | |
---|---|---|
Protein | 5% | 6% |
Carbohydrates | 8% | 91% |
Fat | 88% | 3% |
Alcohol | ~ | ~ |
Pecan and parsnip contain similar amounts of carbs - pecan has 13.9g of total carbs per 100 grams and parsnip has 18g of carbohydrates.
Both pecan and parsnip are high in dietary fiber. Pecan has 96% more dietary fiber than parsnip - pecan has 9.6g of dietary fiber per 100 grams and parsnip has 4.9g of dietary fiber.
Pecan and parsnip contain similar amounts of sugar - pecan has 4g of sugar per 100 grams and parsnip has 4.8g of sugar.
Pecan is a great source of protein and it has 664% more protein than parsnip - pecan has 9.2g of protein per 100 grams and parsnip has 1.2g of protein.
Pecan is high in saturated fat and parsnip has 99% less saturated fat than pecan - pecan has 6.2g of saturated fat per 100 grams and parsnip has 0.05g of saturated fat.
Parsnip is a great source of Vitamin C and it has 14 times more Vitamin C than pecan - pecan has 1.1mg of Vitamin C per 100 grams and parsnip has 17mg of Vitamin C.
Pecan and parsnip contain similar amounts of Vitamin A - pecan has 3ug of Vitamin A per 100 grams and parsnip does not contain significant amounts.
Pecan and parsnip contain similar amounts of Vitamin E - pecan has 1.4mg of Vitamin E per 100 grams and parsnip has 1.5mg of Vitamin E.
Pecan and parsnip contain similar amounts of Vitamin K - pecan has 3.5ug of Vitamin K per 100 grams and parsnip has 22.5ug of Vitamin K.
Pecan has more thiamin, riboflavin and Vitamin B6, however, parsnip contains more folate. Both pecan and parsnip contain significant amounts of niacin and pantothenic acid.
Pecan | Parsnip | |
---|---|---|
Thiamin | 0.66 MG | 0.09 MG |
Riboflavin | 0.13 MG | 0.05 MG |
Niacin | 1.167 MG | 0.7 MG |
Pantothenic acid | 0.863 MG | 0.6 MG |
Vitamin B6 | 0.21 MG | 0.09 MG |
Folate | 22 UG | 67 UG |
Pecan is an excellent source of calcium and it has 94% more calcium than parsnip - pecan has 70mg of calcium per 100 grams and parsnip has 36mg of calcium.
Pecan is a great source of iron and it has 329% more iron than parsnip - pecan has 2.5mg of iron per 100 grams and parsnip has 0.59mg of iron.
Both pecan and parsnip are high in potassium. Pecan has a little more potassium (9%) than parsnip by weight - pecan has 410mg of potassium per 100 grams and parsnip has 375mg of potassium.
For omega-3 fatty acids, pecan has more alpha linoleic acid (ALA) than parsnip per 100 grams.
Pecan | Parsnip | |
---|---|---|
alpha linoleic acid | 0.986 G | 0.003 G |
Total | 0.986 G | 0.003 G |
Comparing omega-6 fatty acids, pecan has more linoleic acid than parsnip per 100 grams.
Pecan | Parsnip | |
---|---|---|
other omega 6 | 0.069 G | ~ |
linoleic acid | 20.628 G | 0.041 G |
Total | 20.697 G | 0.041 G |
The comparison below is by weight, but sometimes 100g isn't that intuitive of a measurement for food. View a custom portion comparison (e.g. cups, oz, package).
You can try adding or subtracting the amount of either Pecan or Parsnip .
Pecan 100g
(
100 g
)
|
Daily Values (%) |
Parsnip 100g
(
100 g
)
|
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691KCAL 35% |
|
821% | calories | 5% |
|
75KCAL 4% | |
14G 6% |
|
5% | carbohydrates | 29% |
|
18G 7% | |
9.6G 38% |
|
96% | dietary fiber | 5% |
|
4.9G 20% | |
4G | 5% | sugar | 20% | 4.8G | |||
72G 113% |
|
>999% | total fat | 5% |
|
0.3G 1% | |
6.2G 34% |
|
>999% | saturated fat | 5% |
|
0.05G 0.3% | |
41G | >999% | monounsaturated fat | 5% | 0.11G | |||
22G | >999% | polyunsaturated fat | 5% | 0.05G | |||
|
5% | sodium | >999% |
|
10MG 1% | ||
5% | Vitamins and Minerals | 5% | |||||
3UG 0.4% |
|
>999% | Vitamin A | 5% |
|
||
1.1MG 2% |
|
5% | Vitamin C | >999% |
|
17MG 23% | |
70MG 7% |
|
94% | calcium | 5% |
|
36MG 4% | |
2.5MG 14% |
|
324% | iron | 5% |
|
0.59MG 3% | |
121MG 39% |
|
317% | magnesium | 5% |
|
29MG 9% | |
410MG 18% |
|
9% | potassium | 5% |
|
375MG 16% | |
0.66MG 60% |
|
633% | thiamin (Vit B1) | 5% |
|
0.09MG 8% | |
0.13MG 12% |
|
160% | riboflavin (Vit B2) | 5% |
|
0.05MG 5% | |
1.2MG 8% |
|
71% | niacin (Vit B3) | 5% |
|
0.7MG 5% | |
0.21MG 16% |
|
133% | Vitamin B6 | 5% |
|
0.09MG 7% | |
0.86MG 17% |
|
43% | pantothenic acid (Vit B5) | 5% |
|
0.6MG 12% | |
22UG 6% |
|
5% | folate (Vit B9) | 205% |
|
67UG 17% | |
1.4MG 9% |
|
5% | Vitamin E | 7% |
|
1.5MG 10% | |
3.5UG 4% |
|
5% | Vitamin K | 557% |
|
23UG 25% | |
9.2G 18% |
|
667% | protein | 5% |
|
1.2G 2% | |
41MG 10% |
|
>999% | choline | 5% |
|
||
1.2MG 100% |
|
899% | copper | 5% |
|
0.12MG 10% | |
10UG 0.3% |
|
>999% | fluoride | 5% |
|
||
4.5MG 250% |
|
703% | manganese | 5% |
|
0.56MG 31% | |
277MG 40% |
|
290% | phosphorus | 5% |
|
71MG 10% | |
3.8UG 7% |
|
111% | selenium | 5% |
|
1.8UG 3% | |
4.5MG 57% |
|
663% | zinc | 5% |
|
0.59MG 7% | |
3.5G | 5% | Water | >999% | 80G | |||
0.46G | >999% | Starch | 5% | ||||
NO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS (either food): Alcohol, chlorine, chromium, iodine, molybdenum, Vitamin D, biotin (Vit B7), Vitamin B12, cholesterol, trans fat. |