Calories in Parsnips,
Parsnip Nutrition

How many calories in Parsnips? See below, the Parsnip calories for the different serving sizes. We provide you with the Parsnip nutrition facts and the Parsnip benefits to help you to lose weight and eat a healthy diet.

Parsnips are a tasty root vegetable with a creamy colored flesh. Whilst high in carbohydrates, nearly 20% of the vegetable, they provide an excellent source of fiber, vitamins C and K, folate (or folic acid) and many other vitamins.

Parsnips are thought to help lower cholesterol. Other health benefits of Parsnips include improved digestion and blood pressure.

Below are two calorie tables for both raw and cooked Parsnips. There is also a Parsnip nutrition table so you can compare the nutrients when raw and when cooked.

See our vegetable calories comparison chart to compare the calories in a Parsnip with the other calories in vegetables.

Also, have a look how nutritious Parsnips are in comparison to the other vegetable nutrition facts.

All of our calorie and nutrition information is provided by the US Department of Agriculture.

Parsnips, raw

Refuse: 15% (Parings)
Scientific Name: Pastinaca sativa

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	75 kcal (314 kJ)
1 cup slices, 133 grams	100 kcal (418 kJ)

Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained

Refuse: 0%

Serving Size	Calories per Serving
100 grams	71 kcal (299 kJ)
0.5 cup slices, 78 grams	55 kcal (233 kJ)
1 parsnip (9" long), 160 grams	114 kcal (478 kJ)

Parsnip Nutrition


Parsnip nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Scientific Name: Pastinaca sativa
Proximates:
Parsnip Nutrients	Parsnips, raw	Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
Water	79.53 g	80.24 g
Energy	314 kJ (75 kcal)	299 kJ (71 kcal)
Protein	1.2 g	1.32 g
Carbohydrates	17.99 g	17.01 g
Total Fat:	0.3 g	0.3 g
Fiber	4.9 g	3.6 g
Sugars, total	4.8 g	4.8 g
Minerals:
Calcium, Ca	36 mg (3.6%)	37 mg (3.7%)
Iron, Fe	0.59 mg (3.28%)	0.58 mg (3.22%)
Magnesium, Mg	29 mg (7.25%)	29 mg (7.25%)
Phosphorus, P	71 mg (7.1%)	69 mg (6.9%)
Potassium, K	375 mg (7.98%)	367 mg (7.8%)
Sodium, Na	10 mg (0.42%)	10 mg (0.42%)
Zinc, Zn	0.59 mg (3.93%)	0.26 mg (1.73%)
Copper, Cu	0.12 mg (6%)	0.138 mg (6.9%)
Manganese, Mn	0.56 mg (28%)	0.294 mg (14%)
Selenium, Se	1.8 mcg (2.57%)	2.43 mcg (0.57%)
Vitamins:
Vitamin C	17 mg (28%)	13 mg (21%)
Thiamin (Vit. B1)	0.09 mg (6%)	0.083 mg (5.53%)
Riboflavin (Vit. B2)	0.05 mg (2.94%)	0.051 mg (3%)
Niacin (Vit. B3)	0.7 mg (3.5%)	0.724 mg (3.62%)
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.6 mg (6%)	0.588 mg (5.88%)
Vitamin B6	0.09 mg (4.5%)	0.093 mg (4.65%)
Folate (Vit. B9)	67 mcg (16%)	58 mcg (14%)
Vitamin A	0 iu (0%)	0 iu (0%)
Vitamin E	1.49 mg (12%)	1 mg (8.33%)
Vitamin K	22.5 mcg (28%)	1 mcg (1.25%)
Percentages are relative to US Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) for adults.