Cilantro vs Parsley: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Cilantro has 23 kcal and Parsley has 36 kcal, so Cilantro has 36% fewer calories.

Parsley has more carbohydrates (6.33 g vs 3.67 g). Relative to calories, Cilantro is the better protein source (9.26 g vs 8.25 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Cilantro - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Cilantro - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Cilantro
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Parsley
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handful (20g)tablespoon (4g)bunch (65g)chopped cup (60g)spring (2g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Cilantro vs Parsley 100g Compare

per 100g Cilantro Parsley
Calories 23 36
Carbohydrates 3.67 g 6.33 g
Fat 0.52 g 0.8 g
Dietary fiber 2.8 g 3.3 g
Protein 2.13 g 2.97 g
Calcium 67 mg 138 mg
Iron 1.77 mg 6.2 mg
Magnessium 26 mg 50 mg
Potassium 521 mg 554 mg
Sodium 46 mg 56 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.067 mg 0.086 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.162 mg 0.098 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 1.114 mg 1.313 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.149 mg 0.09 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.062 µg 152 µg
Vitaminium C 27 mg 133 mg
Vitaminium E 2.5 mg 0.75 mg
Vitaminium K 0.31 µg 1640 µg

Less Calories in Cilantro

At first glance, you can see that in cilantro is much less calories than in parsley.

Cilantro has 23 kcal per 100g and parsley 36 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 57%.

In cilantro and in parsley most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare cilantro with parsley in details.

Cilantro 100g

23kcal

Calories source

  • 53% CARBS.
  • 31% PROTEIN
  • 17% FAT
Cilantro calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | handfull | tablespoon | cup | half cup

Parsley 100g

36kcal

Calories source

  • 57% CARBS
  • 27% PROTEIN
  • 16% FAT
Parsley calories per:
100g | ounce | handfull | tablespoon | bunch | chopped cup | spring

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.