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Grapefruit vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between grapefruit and turnip?

  • Grapefruit is richer in vitamin A and vitamin C, yet turnip is richer in copper.
  • Grapefruit's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 23% higher.
  • Grapefruit has 2 times more sugar than turnip. Grapefruit has 6.89g of sugar, while turnip has 3.8g.
  • Grapefruit has a lower glycemic index than turnip.

We used Grapefruit, raw, pink, and red, all areas 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 6.4% 6.6% 12% 3% 11% 1.9% 7.7% 0% 2.9% 0.55%
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 less SodiumSodium -100%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +41.5%
Contains more IronIron +275%
Contains more CopperCopper +165.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +285.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +50%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +509.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%

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 104% 19% 2.6% 0% 11% 7.2% 3.8% 16% 12% 0% 0% 9.8% 4.2%
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 CVitamin C +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +31%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +96.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +69.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +15.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +44.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Grapefruit Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 31.2mg 21mg 11%
Vitamin A 58µg 0µg 6%
Copper 0.032mg 0.085mg 6%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.134mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.053mg 0.09mg 3%
Iron 0.08mg 0.3mg 3%
Sodium 0mg 67mg 3%
Fructose 1.77g 2%
Potassium 135mg 191mg 2%
Zinc 0.07mg 0.27mg 2%
Choline 7.7mg 11.1mg 1%
Folate 13µg 15µg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.262mg 0.2mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.204mg 0.4mg 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 0.03mg 1%
Calories 42kcal 28kcal 1%
Phosphorus 18mg 27mg 1%
Fiber 1.6g 1.8g 1%
Calcium 22mg 30mg 1%
Carbs 10.66g 6.43g 1%
Protein 0.77g 0.9g 0%
Fats 0.14g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 9.06g 4.63g N/A
Magnesium 9mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 6.89g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.043mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.031mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.021g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.02g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.036g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.008mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.013mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.008mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.015mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.019mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.007mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.013mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.015mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.008mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 0.77 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 10.66 g
Water: 88.06 g
Other: 0.37 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 FatsFats +40%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +16.9%
Contains more OtherOther +89.2%
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 26% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.021 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.02 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.036 g
Turnip
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 +233.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +47.2%

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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. Grapefruit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174673/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.