Carrots or parsnips

[tiggerette]

do parsnips have as much sugar in as carrots?

 

[Echo Bravo]

My horses hate parsnips, bu my late beloved cows loved them.

 

[JoBo]

Mine like them, but that’s not saying much, mine will eat anything. No idea on sugar, they only get them occasionally when they are reduced at the supermarket.

 

[mickey]

Dunno about sugar, but my horse loves them, whereas he is not so keen on swede!

 

[teddyt]

I have no idea but as carrots are about 80% water, their high sugar content is only in 20% of the carrot anyway. So overall its not as high as people think!

 

[mrsdickinson]

mine prefer carrots but will eat parsnips ( but then they will eat anything to be honest) but back to the question............................ I think there is more starch in parsnips than carrots so a little more like eating a potato in terms of feeling full!
I only offer a random parsnip occasionally

 

[Angelbones]

Cooked parsnips have 4.8g of sugar / 100g, and boiled carrots have 3.45g, so pretty much the same when cooked and I therefore assume not much different when raw!

 

[mrsdickinson]

Personally, I want the parsnips roasted in honey

 

[Dubsie]

No, parsnips should be brought to the boil, drained, then rolled in a 50/50 flour/parmisan mix with seasoning, then roasted.

Pony 1 eats them pony 2 doesn't, both love carrots. Would think parsnips are sweeter than carrots.

 

[tiggerette]

wow! - you been to catering college or something? impressed with your exact reply

 

[Angelbones]

No! I have a friend called Google!

 

[tiggerette]

now there was me thinking you were the cooked vegetable oracle!!

 

[Donkeymad]

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I have no idea but as carrots are about 80% water, their high sugar content is only in 20% of the carrot anyway. So overall its not as high as people think!

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Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou. I used to tell people this and was always told I am talking crap.

 

[brucea]

I have 2 that go nuts for parsnips and one that thinks they are the vegetable of Satan!

Love the idea of them rolled in flour/parmesan and roasted - will try that! Sounds loverly.

My lads love nuts, especially almoinds, any dried fruit, bananas, fennel seeds and so on - so experiment!

 

[aduffield]

My daughters old pony used to eat Bakers complete dog food given half a chance and also very partial to prawn crackers. mind you her new one eats prawn crackers as well.