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Horseradish vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are horseradish and turnip different?

  • Horseradish has more folate, fiber, and zinc than turnip.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for horseradish is 15% higher.
  • Horseradish contains 4 times more folate than turnip. While horseradish contains 57µg of folate, turnip contains only 15µg.
  • Turnip has less sodium.
  • Horseradish has a lower glycemic index (35) than turnip (73).

Horseradish, prepared 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 19% 17% 22% 16% 19% 23% 13% 55% 16% 15%
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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 +145.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.8%
Contains more IronIron +40%
Contains more ZincZinc +207.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +14.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84%
~equal in Manganese ~0.134mg

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 83% 0% 0.2% 0% 2% 5.5% 7.2% 5.6% 17% 0% 3.3% 43% 3.5%
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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 +18.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1200%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +115.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.8%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Horseradish Turnip DV% diff.
Sodium 420mg 67mg 15%
Folate 57µg 15µg 11%
Fiber 3.3g 1.8g 6%
Zinc 0.83mg 0.27mg 5%
Vitamin C 24.9mg 21mg 4%
Magnesium 27mg 11mg 4%
Selenium 2.8µg 0.7µg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.008mg 0.04mg 3%
Copper 0.058mg 0.085mg 3%
Calcium 56mg 30mg 3%
Iron 0.42mg 0.3mg 2%
Potassium 246mg 191mg 2%
Carbs 11.29g 6.43g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.339g 0.053g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.093mg 0.2mg 2%
Choline 6.5mg 11.1mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 0.1µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.073mg 0.09mg 1%
Calories 48kcal 28kcal 1%
Protein 1.18g 0.9g 1%
Phosphorus 31mg 27mg 1%
Fats 0.69g 0.1g 1%
Net carbs 7.99g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 7.99g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.03mg 0%
Manganese 0.126mg 0.134mg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.024mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.386mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.09g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.13g 0.006g 0%
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%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 85% 2%
Protein: 1.18 g
Fats: 0.69 g
Carbs: 11.29 g
Water: 85.08 g
Other: 1.76 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 +31.1%
Contains more FatsFats +590%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +75.6%
Contains more OtherOther +151.4%
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
16% 23% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.09 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.13 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.339 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 +2066.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +539.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.8%

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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. Horseradish - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173472/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.