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Cucumber vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cucumber and turnip different?

  • Cucumber is higher in vitamin K; however, turnip is richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for turnip is 20% higher.
  • Cucumber contains 164 times more vitamin K than turnip. While cucumber contains 16.4µg of vitamin K, turnip contains only 0.1µg.
  • Cucumber has less sugar.
  • Cucumber has a lower glycemic index (21) than turnip (73).

Cucumber, with peel, raw and Turnips, raw are the varieties 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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Turnip
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +18.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +107.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +35%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
~equal in Iron ~0.3mg

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Turnip
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 B5Vitamin B5 +29.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +16300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +650%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +48.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +308.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +85%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cucumber Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 2.8mg 21mg 20%
Vitamin K 16.4µg 0.1µg 14%
Fiber 0.5g 1.8g 5%
Copper 0.041mg 0.085mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.09mg 4%
Sodium 2mg 67mg 3%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.098mg 0.4mg 2%
Manganese 0.079mg 0.134mg 2%
Calories 15kcal 28kcal 1%
Choline 6mg 11.1mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.259mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 0.65g 0.9g 1%
Selenium 0.3µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin A 5µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.04mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.27mg 1%
Potassium 147mg 191mg 1%
Calcium 16mg 30mg 1%
Carbs 3.63g 6.43g 1%
Fats 0.11g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 3.13g 4.63g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 11mg 0%
Iron 0.28mg 0.3mg 0%
Sugar 1.67g 3.8g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Phosphorus 24mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.033mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.037g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.032g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.005mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.021mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.029mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.029mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.019mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Turnip
Turnip
3
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 +38.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +77.1%
Contains more OtherOther +84.2%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Turnip
Turnip
3
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 less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65.6%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.