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Beetroot vs. Turnip greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beetroot and turnip greens different?

  • Turnip greens has more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, vitamin E, calcium, and vitamin B6 than beetroot.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for turnip greens is 306% higher.
  • Beetroot contains 13 times more sugar than turnip greens. While beetroot contains 6.76g of sugar, turnip greens contains only 0.53g.

Beets, raw and Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt are the varieties used 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 16% 4.8% 29% 30% 25% 9.5% 17% 10% 43% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 41% 18% 30% 84% 3.8% 12% 3.8% 44% 4.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +60.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +37.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +756.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +237.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg
~equal in Iron ~0.8mg
~equal in Manganese ~0.337mg

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 16% 0.67% 0.8% 0% 7.8% 9.2% 6.3% 9.3% 15% 0% 0.5% 82% 3.3%
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 91% 127% 38% 0% 11% 17% 7.7% 16% 42% 0% 919% 89% 0.16%
Contains more CholineCholine +1900%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +459.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18950%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +4600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +45.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +76.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +168.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +183700%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~118µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beetroot Turnip greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.2µg 367.6µg 306%
Vitamin A 2µg 381µg 42%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 27.4mg 25%
Copper 0.075mg 0.253mg 20%
Vitamin E 0.04mg 1.88mg 12%
Calcium 16mg 137mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.067mg 0.18mg 9%
Potassium 325mg 203mg 4%
Fiber 2.8g 3.5g 3%
Sodium 78mg 29mg 2%
Phosphorus 40mg 29mg 2%
Zinc 0.35mg 0.14mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.072mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.155mg 0.274mg 2%
Carbs 9.56g 4.36g 2%
Folate 109µg 118µg 2%
Protein 1.61g 1.14g 1%
Choline 6mg 0.3mg 1%
Calories 43kcal 20kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.031mg 0.045mg 1%
Fats 0.17g 0.23g 0%
Net carbs 6.76g 0.86g N/A
Magnesium 23mg 22mg 0%
Iron 0.8mg 0.8mg 0%
Sugar 6.76g 0.53g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Manganese 0.329mg 0.337mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.334mg 0.411mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.06g 0.091g 0%
Tryptophan 0.019mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.047mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.048mg 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.068mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.058mg 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.046mg 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.056mg 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.021mg 0.028mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
10% 88%
Protein: 1.61 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 9.56 g
Water: 87.58 g
Other: 1.08 g
4% 93%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 4.36 g
Water: 93.2 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +119.3%
Contains more FatsFats +35.3%
~equal in Water ~93.2g
~equal in Other ~1.07g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 27% 50%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.06 g
33% 9% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -49.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +113.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +51.7%

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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. Beetroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169145/nutrients
  2. Turnip greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170466/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.