Parsnips

60 g of parsnips is 95 kcal and mainly feeds your heart, immune and kidneys.

PER 60 G AS BOUGHT · 95 KCAL

The portion is what one serving of PeakPie's own recipes typically uses of this ingredient.

What it feeds

Heart6 of 100
Potassium: 13%of a day’s target in this portion.
Immune6 of 100
Vitamin C: 15%of a day’s target in this portion.
Kidneys6 of 100
Potassium: 13%of a day’s target in this portion.
Lungs6 of 100
Vitamin C: 15%of a day’s target in this portion.
Skin6 of 100
Vitamin C: 15%of a day’s target in this portion.
Brain4 of 100
Folate (B9): 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Gut4 of 100
Fiber: 10%of a day’s target in this portion.
Liver4 of 100
Folate (B9): 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Muscles4 of 100
Potassium: 13%of a day’s target in this portion.
Bones3 of 100
Calcium: 4%of a day’s target in this portion.
Eyes2 of 100
Vitamin C: 15%of a day’s target in this portion.

The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.

What’s in 60 g

NUTRIENT	AMOUNT	OF A DAY
Vitamin C	12mg	15%
Folate (B9)	58 mcg DFE	14%
B6	0.2mg	14%
Potassium	376mg	13%
Fiber	3.1g	10%
Copper	0.1mg	9%
Phosphorus	65mg	9%
Vitamin E	1.3mg	8%
Magnesium	19mg	5%
Calcium	40mg	4%
Iron	0.5mg	4%
Zinc

Watch out

Saturated fat0.2g · 1% of the UK reference intake
Sugars5g · 6% of the UK reference intake
Salt0g · <1% of the UK reference intake

What may be claimed

Parsnips is a source of Copper, Folate (B9), Phosphorus, Potassium, B6, Vitamin C. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.

Copper

Copper contributes to normal function of the immune system.
Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.

A trace mineral that helps immune cells mature, moves iron around the body, and cross-links the collagen in connective tissue.

Folate (B9)

Folate contributes to normal psychological function.
Folate contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
Folate contributes to normal blood formation.
Folate contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
Folate contributes to a reduction of tiredness and fatigue.

The B vitamin behind DNA synthesis and cell division — every fast-renewing tissue, from blood to gut lining, leans on it.

Phosphorus

Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.

Calcium's partner in bone mineral, and the P in ATP — the molecule every cell spends as energy.

Potassium

Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure.

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