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Chayote vs. Turnip greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chayote and turnip greens different?

  • Chayote contains less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, calcium, vitamin E, vitamin B6, fiber, manganese, and folate than turnip greens.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily need for vitamin K, 303% more than chayote.

Chayote, fruit, raw and Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 5.1% 11% 13% 41% 20% 7.7% 0.26% 25% 1.1%
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 ZincZinc +428.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +705.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +62.4%
Contains more IronIron +135.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +105.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +61.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +78.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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 26% 0% 2.4% 0% 6.3% 6.7% 8.8% 15% 18% 0% 10% 70% 5%
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 B3Vitamin B3 +14.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +2966.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +255.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +148.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +136.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8865.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +26.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.274mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chayote Turnip greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 4.1µg 367.6µg 303%
Vitamin A 0µg 381µg 42%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 27.4mg 22%
Copper 0.123mg 0.253mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.88mg 12%
Calcium 17mg 137mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.076mg 0.18mg 8%
Fiber 1.7g 3.5g 7%
Manganese 0.189mg 0.337mg 6%
Folate 93µg 118µg 6%
Iron 0.34mg 0.8mg 6%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.14mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.029mg 0.072mg 3%
Phosphorus 18mg 29mg 2%
Potassium 125mg 203mg 2%
Magnesium 12mg 22mg 2%
Choline 9.2mg 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.045mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.249mg 0.274mg 1%
Sodium 2mg 29mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Protein 0.82g 1.14g 1%
Calories 19kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.13g 0.23g 0%
Carbs 4.51g 4.36g 0%
Net carbs 2.81g 0.86g N/A
Sugar 1.66g 0.53g N/A
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.411mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.01g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.057g 0.091g 0%
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.04mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.077mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.039mg 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.001mg 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.047mg 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.063mg 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.015mg 0.028mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 94%
Protein: 0.82 g
Fats: 0.13 g
Carbs: 4.51 g
Water: 94.24 g
Other: 0.3 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 +39%
Contains more FatsFats +76.9%
Contains more OtherOther +256.7%
~equal in Carbs ~4.36g
~equal in Water ~93.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.01 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.057 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 -47.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +59.6%

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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. Chayote - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170402/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.