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Jerusalem artichoke vs. Turnip greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between jerusalem artichoke and turnip greens

  • Jerusalem artichoke is higher in iron and vitamin B1, yet turnip greens is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, copper, calcium, manganese, and vitamin E.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily vitamin K needs 306% more than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Jerusalem artichoke contains 4 times more vitamin B1 than turnip greens. While jerusalem artichoke contains 0.2mg of vitamin B1, turnip greens contains only 0.045mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Jerusalem-artichokes, raw and Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 41% 18% 30% 84% 3.8% 12% 3.8% 44% 4.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.3%
Contains more IronIron +325%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +169%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +878.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +461.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
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 91% 127% 38% 0% 11% 17% 7.7% 16% 42% 0% 919% 89% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +216.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +9900%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +585%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +38000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +889.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +367500%
Contains more FolateFolate +807.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Jerusalem artichoke Turnip greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 367.6µg 306%
Vitamin A 1µg 381µg 42%
Iron 3.4mg 0.8mg 33%
Vitamin C 4mg 27.4mg 26%
Folate 13µg 118µg 26%
Copper 0.14mg 0.253mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.045mg 13%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.337mg 12%
Calcium 14mg 137mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 1.88mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.077mg 0.18mg 8%
Fiber 1.6g 3.5g 8%
Phosphorus 78mg 29mg 7%
Potassium 429mg 203mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.3mg 0.411mg 6%
Choline 30mg 0.3mg 5%
Carbs 17.44g 4.36g 4%
Calories 73kcal 20kcal 3%
Protein 2g 1.14g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.397mg 0.274mg 2%
Sodium 4mg 29mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.001g 0.091g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.072mg 1%
Magnesium 17mg 22mg 1%
Fats 0.01g 0.23g 0%
Net carbs 15.84g 0.86g N/A
Sugar 9.6g 0.53g N/A
Zinc 0.12mg 0.14mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Saturated fat 0g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.004g 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
4% 93%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 4.36 g
Water: 93.2 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +300%
Contains more OtherOther +137.4%
Contains more FatsFats +2200%
Contains more WaterWater +19.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
33% 9% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +275%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9000%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/nutrients
  2. Turnip greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170466/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.