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Butterbur vs. Turnip greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between butterbur and turnip greens

  • Butterbur is higher in potassium, yet turnip greens is higher in vitamin A, folate, copper, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily vitamin A needs 152% more than butterbur.
  • Butterbur contains 3 times more potassium than turnip greens. While butterbur contains 655mg of potassium, turnip greens contains only 203mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Butterbur, (fuki), raw and Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 10% 31% 58% 3.8% 34% 4.4% 5.1% 0.91% 36% 4.9%
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 +222.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +145.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23%
~equal in Selenium ~0.9µg

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 105% 1% 0% 0% 5% 4.6% 3.8% 1.9% 22% 0% 0% 7.5% 0%
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 Vitamin CVitamin C +15%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +105.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +756.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +87.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1080%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butterbur Turnip greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 306%
Vitamin A 3µg 381µg 42%
Folate 10µg 118µg 27%
Copper 0.103mg 0.253mg 17%
Fiber 3.5g 14%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 13%
Potassium 655mg 203mg 13%
Iron 0.1mg 0.8mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.096mg 0.18mg 6%
Vitamin C 31.5mg 27.4mg 5%
Vitamin B5 0.032mg 0.274mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.072mg 4%
Manganese 0.274mg 0.337mg 3%
Calcium 103mg 137mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.045mg 2%
Phosphorus 12mg 29mg 2%
Magnesium 14mg 22mg 2%
Protein 0.39g 1.14g 2%
Sodium 7mg 29mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 1%
Vitamin B3 0.2mg 0.411mg 1%
Calories 14kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.04g 0.23g 0%
Carbs 3.61g 4.36g 0%
Net carbs 3.61g 0.86g N/A
Sugar 0.53g N/A
Zinc 0.16mg 0.14mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.9µg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.39 g
Fats: 0.04 g
Carbs: 3.61 g
Water: 94.5 g
Other: 1.46 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 OtherOther +36.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +192.3%
Contains more FatsFats +475%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.8%
~equal in Water ~93.2g

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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. Butterbur - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170385/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.