Parsnips vs Potato: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Parsnips has 75 kcal and Potato has 77 kcal, so Parsnips has 3% fewer calories.

Parsnips has more fiber (4.9 g vs 2.1 g). Relative to calories, Potato is the better protein source (2.66 g vs 1.6 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Parsnips - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Parsnips - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Parsnips
Serving size:
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one parsnips (160g)cup (134g)half cup (67g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 95

* 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.
Potato
Serving size:
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one potato (90g)cup, sliced (130g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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Total Fat g
0%

Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
0%

Sodium mg
0%

Total Carbohydrates g
0%

Dietary Fiber g
0%

Sugars g

Protein g
0%

Vitaminium C mg
0%

Calcium mg
0%

Iron mg
0%

Potassium mg
0%

Glycemic Index: 

* 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.

Parsnips vs Potato 100g Compare


per 100gParsnipsPotato
Calories75 77
Carbohydrates17.99 g17.49 g
Fat0.3 g0.09 g
Dietary fiber4.9 g2.1 g
Protein1.2 g2.05 g
Calcium36 mg12 mg
Iron0.59 mg0.81 mg
Magnessium29 mg23 mg
Potassium375 mg425 mg
Sodium10 mg6 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.09 mg0.081 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.05 mg0.032 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.7 mg1.061 mg
Vitaminium B50.6 mg0.279 mg
Vitaminium B60.9 mg0.298 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)67 µg0.015 µg
Vitaminium C17 mg19.7 mg
Vitaminium K22.5 µg0.002 µg

Less Calories in Parsnips

At first glance, you can see that in parsnips is just a little less calories than in potato.

Parsnips has 75 kcal per 100g and potato 77 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 3%.

In parsnips and in potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare parsnips with potato in details.

Parsnips 100g

75kcal

Calories source

  • 91% CARBS.
  • 6% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

Potato 100g

77kcal

Calories source

  • 89% CARBS
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 1% 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.