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Green beans vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between green beans and turnip?

  • Green beans are higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, fiber, and vitamin B2, yet turnip is higher in vitamin C.
  • Green beans' daily need coverage for vitamin K is 40% more.
  • The glycemic index of green beans is lower.

We used Beans, snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Turnips, raw types in this article.

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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 13% 13% 13% 24% 19% 6.8% 12% 0.13% 37% 1.1%
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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 +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +46.7%
Contains more IronIron +116.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +112.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +30.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +49.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~equal in Zinc ~0.27mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~27mg

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 32% 11% 9.2% 0% 19% 22% 12% 4.4% 13% 0% 120% 25% 9.2%
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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 +1433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +85%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +223.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +53.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +47800%
Contains more FolateFolate +120%
Contains more CholineCholine +52.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +116.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +170.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Green beans Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin K 47.9µg 0.1µg 40%
Vitamin C 9.7mg 21mg 13%
Manganese 0.285mg 0.134mg 7%
Fiber 3.2g 1.8g 6%
Vitamin B2 0.097mg 0.03mg 5%
Folate 33µg 15µg 5%
Vitamin A 32µg 0µg 4%
Iron 0.65mg 0.3mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.074mg 0.2mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.46mg 0.03mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 67mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.056mg 0.09mg 3%
Copper 0.057mg 0.085mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.074mg 0.04mg 3%
Magnesium 18mg 11mg 2%
Protein 1.89g 0.9g 2%
Vitamin B3 0.614mg 0.4mg 1%
Choline 16.9mg 11.1mg 1%
Potassium 146mg 191mg 1%
Calcium 44mg 30mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.145g 0.053g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Calories 35kcal 28kcal 0%
Fats 0.28g 0.1g 0%
Carbs 7.88g 6.43g 0%
Net carbs 4.68g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 3.63g 3.8g N/A
Zinc 0.25mg 0.27mg 0%
Phosphorus 29mg 27mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.064g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.082mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.069mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.116mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.091mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.023mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.069mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.093mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.035mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 8% 89%
Protein: 1.89 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 7.88 g
Water: 89.22 g
Other: 0.73 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 +110%
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +22.6%
~equal in Water ~91.87g
~equal in Other ~0.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.064 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.145 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 +83.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +173.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.8%

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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. Green beans - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169141/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.