Nutrition for Parsley

Parsley Nutrition Summary

One tablespoon of parsley (3.8 grams or 0.13 oz) contains 1 calories and 0.1 grams of protein. Parsley consist of 88% water, 6% carbohydrates, 3% protein, and less than 1% of total fat.

Parsley is an excellent source of many nutrients, including Vitamin A, Vitamin C, potassium and Vitamin K. It also contains significant amounts of calcium and iron.

In one tablespoon of parsley:

• Calories: 1
• Protein: 0.1 g
• Dietary fiber: 0.1 g
• Sodium: 2.1 mg

There is no significant amounts of sugar, total fat, saturated fat or cholesterol in parsley.

See the Parsley Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Parsley, fresh.

Calories in Parsley

Parsley has 1 calories per tablespoon or 27 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates and protein.

67% of calories in parsley are from carbohydrates and 33% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Parsley

Some other vegetables with similar calories to parsley by weight:

• Kale: same
• Baby Carrots: same
• Nori: same
• Broccoli: same

Protein in Parsley

A single tablespoon of Parsley contains 0.1 grams of protein. Although parsley is relatively low in protein, it does contain all 9 essential amino acids at small amounts.

• Protein: 0.11 g
• Tryptophan: < 0.1 g
• Threonine: < 0.1 g
• Isoleucine: < 0.1 g
• Leucine: 0.01 g
• Lysine: 0.01 g
• Methionine: < 0.1 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.01 g
• Valine: 0.01 g
• Histidine: < 0.1 g

Protein Similar to Parsley

Some other vegetables with similar amounts of protein to parsley by weight:

• Collard Greens: same
• Kale: same
• Bean Sprouts: same
• Spinach: same

Vitamins and Minerals in Parsley

An good source of many nutrients, parsley contains abundant amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, potassium and Vitamin K. In fact, a single tablespoon of parsley contains 68% of recommended daily values or 61.5 ug of Vitamin K. Also an excellent source of Vitamin C, a single tablespoon of parsley contains 7% of recommended daily values or 5 milligrams of Vitamin C.

Vitamins in parsley (1 tbsp):

• Vitamin a: 15.8 ug
• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
• Niacin: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
• Vitamin c: 5 mg
• Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
• Folate: 5.7 ug
• Vitamin k: 61.5 ug

Minerals in parsley (1 tbsp):

• Calcium: 5.2 mg
• Potassium: 20.8 mg
• Iron: 0.2 mg
• Magnesium: 1.9 mg
• Zinc: < 0.1 mg
• Selenium: < 0.1 ug
• Phosphorus: 2.2 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Manganese: < 0.1 mg
• Choline: 0.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of pantothenic acid or vitamin b12 in parsley.

Similar to Parsley for Vitamin K

Here are some other vegetables with similarly abundant amounts of Vitamin K to parsley:

• Spinach: -43 UG
• Collard Greens: -45 UG
• Kale: -47 UG
• Cilantro: -50 UG

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Parsley ^[3]

Parsley Nutrition Chart

Parsley in Cooking

Parsley is in the top 25 most popular ingredients for recipes. Parsley can be consumed raw and is often chopped or minced before cooking or serving. Most recipes call for one or two tablespoons of parsley.

Friends and Relatives of Parsley

Foods commonly cooked with parsley:

• Marjoram
• Anchovy
• Capers

Other similar relatives:

• Artichoke