Parsley vs Spinach: Which Has More Calories?


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

Parsley has more fiber (3.3 g vs 2.2 g). Parsley has more carbohydrates (6.33 g vs 3.63 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 g vs 8.25 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Parsley - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Parsley - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Parsley
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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.
Spinach
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handful (28g)tablespoon (5g)cup (30g)half cup (15g)
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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 vs Spinach 100g Compare


per 100gParsleySpinach
Calories36 23
Carbohydrates6.33 g3.63 g
Fat0.8 g0.39 g
Dietary fiber3.3 g2.2 g
Protein2.97 g2.86 g
Calcium138 mg99 mg
Iron6.2 mg2.71 mg
Magnessium50 mg79 mg
Potassium554 mg558 mg
Sodium56 mg79 mg
Zink1.07 mg0.53 mg
Vitaminium A8424 IU9377 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.086 mg0.078 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.098 mg0.189 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)1.313 mg0.724 mg
Vitaminium B50.4 mg0.065 mg
Vitaminium B60.09 mg0.195 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)152 µg194 µg
Vitaminium C133 mg28.1 mg
Vitaminium E0.75 mg2.03 mg
Vitaminium K1640 µg482.9 µg
Beta karoten5054 µg5626 µg

More Calories in Parsley

At first glance, you can see that in parsley is much more calories than in spinach.

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

In parsley and in spinach most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare parsley with spinach in details.

Parsley 100g

36kcal

Calories source

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

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

  • 49% CARBS
  • 39% PROTEIN
  • 12% 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.