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Lettuce vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between lettuce and turnip?

  • Lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, folate, and manganese, yet turnip is higher in vitamin C and copper.
  • Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 148% more.
  • Lettuce has 1263 times more vitamin K than turnip. While lettuce has 126.3µg of vitamin K, turnip has only 0.1µg.
  • The amount of sugar in lettuce is lower.
  • The glycemic index of lettuce is lower.

We used Lettuce, green leaf, raw and Turnips, raw types 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 9.3% 11% 17% 32% 9.7% 4.9% 12% 3.7% 33% 3.3%
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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 +18.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more IronIron +186.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +193.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Potassium ~191mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~27mg

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 31% 123% 4.4% 0% 18% 18% 7% 8% 21% 0% 316% 29% 7.4%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +633.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +126200%
Contains more FolateFolate +153.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +22.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +49.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lettuce Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin K 126.3µg 0.1µg 105%
Vitamin A 370µg 0µg 41%
Vitamin C 9.2mg 21mg 13%
Iron 0.86mg 0.3mg 7%
Folate 38µg 15µg 6%
Copper 0.029mg 0.085mg 6%
Manganese 0.25mg 0.134mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.08mg 0.03mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.04mg 3%
Sodium 28mg 67mg 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.134mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 1.36g 0.9g 1%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 0.03mg 1%
Calories 15kcal 28kcal 1%
Fructose 0.43g 1%
Zinc 0.18mg 0.27mg 1%
Calcium 36mg 30mg 1%
Carbs 2.87g 6.43g 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.57g 4.63g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 11mg 0%
Potassium 194mg 191mg 0%
Sugar 0.78g 3.8g N/A
Phosphorus 29mg 27mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.375mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Choline 13.6mg 11.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.02g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.082g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.059mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.084mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.079mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.084mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.055mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.07mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.022mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.36 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 2.87 g
Water: 94.98 g
Other: 0.64 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 +51.1%
Contains more FatsFats +50%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +124%
~equal in Water ~91.87g
~equal in Other ~0.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 6% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.02 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.082 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 Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.006g

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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. Lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169249/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.