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Kohlrabi vs. Turnip greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between kohlrabi and turnip greens

  • Kohlrabi has more vitamin C; however, turnip greens is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin E, and manganese.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily vitamin K needs 306% more than kohlrabi.
  • Turnip greens has 41 times less choline than kohlrabi. Kohlrabi has 12.3mg of choline, while turnip greens has 0.3mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Kohlrabi, 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 14% 7.2% 31% 15% 43% 0.82% 20% 2.6% 18% 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 +72.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +15.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +470.8%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +96.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +366.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +142.4%
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 207% 0.67% 9.6% 0% 13% 4.6% 7.5% 9.9% 35% 0% 0.25% 12% 6.7%
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 CVitamin C +126.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +4000%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +18950%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +291.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +367500%
Contains more FolateFolate +637.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.045mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.411mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kohlrabi Turnip greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 367.6µg 306%
Vitamin A 2µg 381µg 42%
Vitamin C 62mg 27.4mg 38%
Folate 16µg 118µg 26%
Copper 0.129mg 0.253mg 14%
Calcium 24mg 137mg 11%
Manganese 0.139mg 0.337mg 9%
Vitamin E 0.48mg 1.88mg 9%
Iron 0.4mg 0.8mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.02mg 0.072mg 4%
Potassium 350mg 203mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.15mg 0.18mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.165mg 0.274mg 2%
Choline 12.3mg 0.3mg 2%
Phosphorus 46mg 29mg 2%
Protein 1.7g 1.14g 1%
Zinc 0.03mg 0.14mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 22mg 1%
Carbs 6.2g 4.36g 1%
Calories 27kcal 20kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.23g 0%
Net carbs 2.6g 0.86g N/A
Sugar 2.6g 0.53g N/A
Fiber 3.6g 3.5g 0%
Sodium 20mg 29mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.045mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.411mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.013g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.007g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.048g 0.091g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.049mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.078mg 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.067mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.056mg 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.013mg 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.039mg 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.05mg 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.028mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 1.7 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.2 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 1 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 +49.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +42.2%
Contains more FatsFats +130%
~equal in Water ~93.2g
~equal in Other ~1.07g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.013 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.048 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 -75.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +114.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +89.6%

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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. Kohlrabi - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168424/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.