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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Cilantro vs Parsley 100g Compare


per 100gCilantroParsley
Calories23 36
Carbohydrates3.67 g6.33 g
Fat0.52 g0.8 g
Dietary fiber2.8 g3.3 g
Protein2.13 g2.97 g
Calcium67 mg138 mg
Iron1.77 mg6.2 mg
Magnessium26 mg50 mg
Potassium521 mg554 mg
Sodium46 mg56 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.067 mg0.086 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.162 mg0.098 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.114 mg1.313 mg
Vitaminium B60.149 mg0.09 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.062 µg152 µg
Vitaminium C27 mg133 mg
Vitaminium E2.5 mg0.75 mg
Vitaminium K0.31 µg1640 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

Parsley 100g

36kcal

Calories source

  • 57% CARBS
  • 27% PROTEIN
  • 16% FAT

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.