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Biscuit vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between biscuits and turnip

  • Biscuits have more selenium, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin B3; however, turnip is richer in vitamin C.
  • Biscuits cover your daily selenium needs 34% more than turnip.
  • Turnip has 393 times less saturated fat than biscuits. Biscuits have 4.324g of saturated fat, while turnip has 0.011g.
  • Turnip has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of turnip is 73, while the glycemic index of biscuits is 44.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
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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 +683.3%
Contains more IronIron +866.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +507.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +182.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2685.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.085mg

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 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
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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 B1Vitamin B1 +790%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +637.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +306.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +10400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +157.1%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Turnip DV% diff.
Selenium 19.5µg 0.7µg 34%
Iron 2.9mg 0.3mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 0.053g 27%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.04mg 26%
Fats 16.3g 0.1g 25%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 21mg 23%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.03mg 22%
Sodium 580mg 67mg 22%
Calcium 235mg 30mg 21%
Phosphorus 164mg 27mg 20%
Saturated fat 4.324g 0.011g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 0.006g 17%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 0.4mg 16%
Calories 353kcal 28kcal 16%
Carbs 44.6g 6.43g 13%
Folate 61µg 15µg 12%
Protein 7g 0.9g 12%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.134mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.2mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Zinc 0.54mg 0.27mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 11mg 2%
Potassium 121mg 191mg 2%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Fiber 1.5g 1.8g 1%
Net carbs 43.1g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 3.8g N/A
Copper 0.082mg 0.085mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 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 +677.8%
Contains more FatsFats +16200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +593.6%
Contains more OtherOther +357.1%
Contains more WaterWater +217.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 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 +115400%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +7754.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/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.