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Celery vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between celery and turnip?

  • Celery is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, and folate, yet turnip is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Celery's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 24% more.
  • The amount of sugar in celery is lower.
  • The glycemic index of celery is lower.

We used Celery, raw 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.
Celery
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 12% 23% 7.5% 12% 3.5% 10% 10% 13% 2.2%
Turnip
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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 CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.1%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +142.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +107.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +75%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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.
Celery
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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 10% 7.3% 5.4% 0% 5.3% 13% 6% 15% 17% 0% 73% 27% 3.3%
Turnip
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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 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +23%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +29200%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +577.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +90.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +21.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +82%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Celery Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin K 29.3µg 0.1µg 24%
Vitamin C 3.1mg 21mg 20%
Copper 0.035mg 0.085mg 6%
Folate 36µg 15µg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.021mg 0.04mg 2%
Vitamin A 22µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 260mg 191mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.057mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.03mg 2%
Choline 6.1mg 11.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.074mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.246mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.4mg 1%
Selenium 0.4µg 0.7µg 1%
Manganese 0.103mg 0.134mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 28kcal 1%
Sodium 80mg 67mg 1%
Zinc 0.13mg 0.27mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.8g 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.3mg 1%
Calcium 40mg 30mg 1%
Carbs 2.97g 6.43g 1%
Protein 0.69g 0.9g 0%
Fats 0.17g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.37g 4.63g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 1.34g 3.8g N/A
Phosphorus 24mg 27mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.042g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.032g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.02mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.032mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.005mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.02mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.012mg 0.014mg 0%
Fructose 0.37g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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3% 95%
Protein: 0.69 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 2.97 g
Water: 95.43 g
Other: 0.74 g
Turnip
2
6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +70%
Contains more ProteinProtein +30.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +116.5%
~equal in Water ~91.87g
~equal in Other ~0.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Celery
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27% 21% 52%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.032 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Turnip
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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 +433.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.8%

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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. Celery - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169988/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.