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Avocado vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between avocadoes and turnip

  • Avocadoes have more vitamin B5, fiber, vitamin K, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B6, copper, and potassium, while turnip has more vitamin C.
  • Avocadoes' daily need coverage for vitamin B5 is 24% higher.
  • Turnip contains 210 times less vitamin K than avocadoes. Avocadoes contain 21µg of vitamin K, while turnip contains 0.1µg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in turnip is lower.
  • Avocadoes have a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of avocadoes is 40, while the glycemic index of turnip is 73.

The food types used in this comparison are Avocados, raw, all commercial varieties 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 21% 3.6% 43% 21% 63% 17% 22% 0.91% 19% 2.2%
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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 +163.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +153.9%
Contains more IronIron +83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +123.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +137%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
~equal in Manganese ~0.134mg

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.
Avocado
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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 33% 2.3% 41% 0% 17% 30% 33% 83% 59% 0% 53% 61% 7.7%
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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 +6800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +334.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +594.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +185.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +20900%
Contains more FolateFolate +440%
Contains more CholineCholine +27.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +110%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Avocado Turnip DV% diff.
Monounsaturated fat 9.799g 0.006g 24%
Vitamin B5 1.389mg 0.2mg 24%
Fats 14.66g 0.1g 22%
Fiber 6.7g 1.8g 20%
Folate 81µg 15µg 17%
Vitamin K 21µg 0.1µg 17%
Vitamin E 2.07mg 0.03mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.257mg 0.09mg 13%
Vitamin C 10mg 21mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.816g 0.053g 12%
Copper 0.19mg 0.085mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.126g 0.011g 10%
Potassium 485mg 191mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 0.03mg 8%
Vitamin B3 1.738mg 0.4mg 8%
Calories 160kcal 28kcal 7%
Phosphorus 52mg 27mg 4%
Magnesium 29mg 11mg 4%
Sodium 7mg 67mg 3%
Iron 0.55mg 0.3mg 3%
Zinc 0.64mg 0.27mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.067mg 0.04mg 2%
Protein 2g 0.9g 2%
Calcium 12mg 30mg 2%
Vitamin A 7µg 0µg 1%
Choline 14.2mg 11.1mg 1%
Carbs 8.53g 6.43g 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Net carbs 1.83g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 0.66g 3.8g N/A
Starch 0.11g 0%
Manganese 0.142mg 0.134mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.025mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.073mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.143mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.132mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.038mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.097mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.107mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.049mg 0.014mg 0%
Fructose 0.12g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.111g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.015g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 15% 9% 73%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 14.66 g
Carbs: 8.53 g
Water: 73.23 g
Other: 1.58 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 +122.2%
Contains more FatsFats +14560%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.7%
Contains more OtherOther +125.7%
Contains more WaterWater +25.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 71% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.126 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.799 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.816 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 +163216.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +3326.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.5%

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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. Avocado - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171705/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.

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