Parsnip comes in at 75 calories per 100g. A more substantial veg by calorie content. Higher carb than leafy greens, more like a side dish than salad filler.
Calories scale with portion. Here's how a typical parsnip serving translates in your tracker:
Balanced — parsnip sits in a moderate range and fits weight loss, maintenance, or muscle gain when portioned to your daily target.
How parsnip stacks up on calories and protein against foods people commonly compare it to:
Point your iPhone camera at parsnip and Spotwell's on-device AI estimates the portion and macros in under a second — no manual entry, no barcode hunting.
Download on theApp StoreParsnip has approximately 75 calories per 100g. A typical serving — 3 oz (85g) — comes in at 64 calories.
1.2g of protein per 100g. That puts parsnip at roughly 1.6g of protein per 100 calories — a useful lens when comparing to other vegetables sources.
The simplest method: weigh it on a kitchen scale, then enter grams in your tracker. With Spotwell, you can skip the scale — point the camera at the plate and the AI estimates the portion in under a second. Adjust the value if it looks off.
It depends on your overall calorie target. Parsnip is naturally low-calorie at 75 kcal per 100g, so it's easy to fit into a deficit.