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Gourd vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between gourd and turnip

  • Gourd has less vitamin C, copper, and fiber.
  • Turnip's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 12% more.
  • Gourd has 3 times more zinc than turnip. Gourd has 0.7mg of zinc, while turnip has 0.27mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Gourd, white-flowered (calabash), raw and Turnips, raw.

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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.
Gourd
Gourd
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 7.8% 13% 7.5% 8.7% 19% 5.6% 0.26% 8.6% 1.1%
Turnip
Turnip
7
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 ZincZinc +159.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more CopperCopper +226.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +103%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
~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.
Gourd
Gourd
0
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 34% 0% 0% 0% 7.3% 5.1% 6% 9.1% 9.2% 0% 0% 4.5% 0%
Turnip
Turnip
10
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 CVitamin C +107.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +37.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +125%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Gourd Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 10.1mg 21mg 12%
Copper 0.026mg 0.085mg 7%
Fiber 0.5g 1.8g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.09mg 4%
Zinc 0.7mg 0.27mg 4%
Manganese 0.066mg 0.134mg 3%
Sodium 2mg 67mg 3%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Folate 6µg 15µg 2%
Phosphorus 13mg 27mg 2%
Calories 14kcal 28kcal 1%
Vitamin B5 0.152mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.32mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.022mg 0.03mg 1%
Protein 0.62g 0.9g 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.029mg 0.04mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 0.3mg 1%
Potassium 150mg 191mg 1%
Carbs 3.39g 6.43g 1%
Fats 0.02g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.89g 4.63g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Calcium 26mg 30mg 0%
Sugar 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.002g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.009g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.003mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.018mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.033mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.036mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.021mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.004mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.015mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.027mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.004mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
Gourd
1
3% 96%
Protein: 0.62 g
Fats: 0.02 g
Carbs: 3.39 g
Water: 95.54 g
Other: 0.43 g
Turnip
Turnip
4
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 +45.2%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +89.7%
Contains more OtherOther +62.8%
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Gourd
Gourd
1
13% 27% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.002 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.009 g
Turnip
Turnip
2
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 -81.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +488.9%

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. Gourd - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169232/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.