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Pear vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pear and turnip?

  • Pear is richer in fiber, yet turnip is richer in vitamin C.
  • Turnip's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 19% higher.
  • Pear has 3 times more sugar than turnip. Pear has 9.75g of sugar, while turnip has 3.8g.
  • Pear has a lower glycemic index than turnip.

We used Pears, raw 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.
Pear
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5% 2.7% 10% 6.8% 27% 2.7% 5.1% 0.13% 6.3% 0.55%
Turnip
8
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 -98.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +64.7%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +170%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +125%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +179.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +600%
~equal in Copper ~0.085mg

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.
Pear
3
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 14% 0.33% 2.4% 0% 3% 6% 3% 2.9% 6.7% 0% 11% 5.3% 2.8%
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4300%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +388.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +15.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +148.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +308.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +210.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +117.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pear Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.3mg 21mg 19%
Fructose 6.42g 8%
Vitamin B6 0.029mg 0.09mg 5%
Fiber 3.1g 1.8g 5%
Vitamin K 4.4µg 0.1µg 4%
Manganese 0.048mg 0.134mg 4%
Carbs 15.23g 6.43g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.049mg 0.2mg 3%
Sodium 1mg 67mg 3%
Zinc 0.1mg 0.27mg 2%
Folate 7µg 15µg 2%
Phosphorus 12mg 27mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.012mg 0.04mg 2%
Iron 0.18mg 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 9mg 30mg 2%
Potassium 116mg 191mg 2%
Calories 57kcal 28kcal 1%
Vitamin B3 0.161mg 0.4mg 1%
Magnesium 7mg 11mg 1%
Choline 5.1mg 11.1mg 1%
Protein 0.36g 0.9g 1%
Selenium 0.1µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.03mg 1%
Fats 0.14g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 12.13g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 9.75g 3.8g N/A
Copper 0.082mg 0.085mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.026mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.022g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.084g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.094g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.002mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.011mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.011mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.019mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.017mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.002mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.011mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.017mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.002mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
2
15% 84%
Protein: 0.36 g
Fats: 0.14 g
Carbs: 15.23 g
Water: 83.96 g
Other: 0.31 g
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 +136.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +150%
Contains more OtherOther +125.8%
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pear
2
11% 42% 47%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.022 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.084 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.094 g
Turnip
1
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 +1300%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +77.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -50%

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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. Pear - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169118/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.