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Chocolate vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chocolate and turnip?

  • Turnip has less copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, fiber, zinc, potassium, and vitamin B12 than chocolate.
  • Chocolate's daily need coverage for copper is 105% higher.
  • Turnip contains less saturated fat.
  • Chocolate has a lower glycemic index than turnip.

We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Turnips, raw types in this comparison.

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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 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
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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 +1227.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +192.7%
Contains more IronIron +2573.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1109.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +644.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +663%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +959%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +328.6%

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% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8000%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +114.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Turnip DV% diff.
Copper 1.028mg 0.085mg 105%
Iron 8.02mg 0.3mg 97%
Saturated fat 18.519g 0.011g 84%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.134mg 56%
Fats 31.28g 0.1g 48%
Magnesium 146mg 11mg 32%
Phosphorus 206mg 27mg 26%
Calories 546kcal 28kcal 26%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 0.006g 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Fiber 7g 1.8g 21%
Carbs 61.17g 6.43g 18%
Zinc 2.01mg 0.27mg 16%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Potassium 559mg 191mg 11%
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 0µg 10%
Protein 4.88g 0.9g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 0.053g 7%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 0.1µg 7%
Folate 15µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.09mg 4%
Selenium 3µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.03mg 3%
Cholesterol 8mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 56mg 30mg 3%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 0.4mg 2%
Sodium 24mg 67mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.04mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 47.9g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin A 2µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 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 +442.2%
Contains more FatsFats +31180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +851.3%
Contains more OtherOther +142.9%
Contains more WaterWater +9371.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 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 +158900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1960.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/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.