Carrot vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are carrots and turnip different?
- Carrots are richer in vitamin A and vitamin K, while turnip is higher in vitamin C.
- Carrots cover your daily need for vitamin A, 334% more than turnip.
- Carrots contain 132 times more vitamin K than turnip. Carrots contain 13.2µg of vitamin K, while turnip contains 0.1µg.
- Turnip has a higher glycemic index (73) than carrots (39).
Carrots, raw and Turnips, raw types were 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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +67.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +29.6% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +88.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +12.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +600% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +2100% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +65% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +93.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +145.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +36.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +53.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +13100% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +26.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +255.9% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +26.1% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin A | 835µg | 0µg | 93% |
| Vitamin C | 5.9mg | 21mg | 17% |
| Vitamin K | 13.2µg | 0.1µg | 11% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.138mg | 0.09mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.983mg | 0.4mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 320mg | 191mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2.8g | 1.8g | 4% |
| Copper | 0.045mg | 0.085mg | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.66mg | 0.03mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.066mg | 0.04mg | 2% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.058mg | 0.03mg | 2% |
| Folate | 19µg | 15µg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.273mg | 0.2mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 0.1µg | 0.7µg | 1% |
| Calories | 41kcal | 28kcal | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 35mg | 27mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 9.58g | 6.43g | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.55g | 1% | |
| Starch | 1.43g | 1% | |
| Protein | 0.93g | 0.9g | 0% |
| Fats | 0.24g | 0.1g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 6.78g | 4.63g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 12mg | 11mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 30mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 4.74g | 3.8g | N/A |
| Zinc | 0.24mg | 0.27mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 69mg | 67mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.143mg | 0.134mg | 0% |
| Choline | 8.8mg | 11.1mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.037g | 0.011g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.014g | 0.006g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.117g | 0.053g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.191mg | 0.025mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.077mg | 0.036mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.102mg | 0.033mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.101mg | 0.036mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.02mg | 0.011mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.061mg | 0.017mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.069mg | 0.03mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.04mg | 0.014mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +140% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +49% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +37.1% |
~equal in
Protein
~0.9g
~equal in
Water
~91.87g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +133.3% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +120.8% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -70.3% |
