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Arugula vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between arugula and turnip

  • Arugula has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, and potassium; however, turnip is higher in vitamin C.
  • Arugula covers your daily need for vitamin K, 90% more than turnip.
  • The glycemic index of turnip is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Arugula, raw and Turnips, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 34% 48% 33% 55% 25% 13% 22% 3.5% 42% 1.6%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +327.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +433.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +93.2%
Contains more IronIron +386.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +74.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -59.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +139.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 50% 40% 8.6% 0% 11% 20% 5.7% 26% 17% 0% 272% 73% 8.3%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 70% 0% 0.6% 0% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +186.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +118.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +108500%
Contains more FolateFolate +546.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +37.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +40%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Arugula Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin K 108.6µg 0.1µg 90%
Folate 97µg 15µg 21%
Iron 1.46mg 0.3mg 15%
Vitamin A 119µg 0µg 13%
Calcium 160mg 30mg 13%
Magnesium 47mg 11mg 9%
Manganese 0.321mg 0.134mg 8%
Vitamin C 15mg 21mg 7%
Potassium 369mg 191mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.437mg 0.2mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.086mg 0.03mg 4%
Phosphorus 52mg 27mg 4%
Protein 2.58g 0.9g 3%
Vitamin E 0.43mg 0.03mg 3%
Zinc 0.47mg 0.27mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.319g 0.053g 2%
Sodium 27mg 67mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.305mg 0.4mg 1%
Choline 15.3mg 11.1mg 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Copper 0.076mg 0.085mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.8g 1%
Carbs 3.65g 6.43g 1%
Fats 0.66g 0.1g 1%
Calories 25kcal 28kcal 0%
Net carbs 2.05g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 2.05g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.044mg 0.04mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.086g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.049g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.58 g
Fats: 0.66 g
Carbs: 3.65 g
Water: 91.71 g
Other: 1.4 g
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6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +186.7%
Contains more FatsFats +560%
Contains more OtherOther +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +76.2%
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.086 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.049 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.319 g
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16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +716.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +501.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Arugula - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169387/nutrients
  2. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.