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Red leaf lettuce vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between red leaf lettuce and turnip

  • Red leaf lettuce has more vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, and folate, while turnip has more vitamin C and copper.
  • Red leaf lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 150% higher.
  • Turnip contains 1403 times less vitamin K than red leaf lettuce. Red leaf lettuce contains 140.3µg of vitamin K, while turnip contains 0.1µg.
  • The amount of sugar in red leaf lettuce is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Lettuce, red leaf, raw and Turnips, raw.

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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 8.6% 9.9% 17% 45% 9.3% 5.5% 12% 3.3% 26% 8.2%
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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 IronIron +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -62.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +51.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +203.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +35%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg
~equal in Calcium ~30mg
~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 12% 125% 3% 0% 16% 18% 6% 8.6% 23% 0% 351% 27% 6.4%
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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 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +156.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +140200%
Contains more FolateFolate +140%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +467.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +24.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38.9%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~11.1mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red leaf lettuce Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin K 140.3µg 0.1µg 117%
Vitamin A 375µg 0µg 42%
Vitamin C 3.7mg 21mg 19%
Iron 1.2mg 0.3mg 11%
Copper 0.028mg 0.085mg 6%
Folate 36µg 15µg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.077mg 0.03mg 4%
Fiber 0.9g 1.8g 4%
Manganese 0.203mg 0.134mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.064mg 0.04mg 2%
Sodium 25mg 67mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.144mg 0.2mg 1%
Protein 1.33g 0.9g 1%
Selenium 1.5µg 0.7µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 0.03mg 1%
Calories 16kcal 28kcal 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.27mg 1%
Carbs 2.26g 6.43g 1%
Fats 0.22g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 1.36g 4.63g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 11mg 0%
Calcium 33mg 30mg 0%
Potassium 187mg 191mg 0%
Sugar 0.48g 3.8g N/A
Phosphorus 28mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.321mg 0.4mg 0%
Choline 11.8mg 11.1mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.017g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.005g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.072g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.022mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.048mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.038mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.07mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.045mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.016mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.067mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.048mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.019mg 0.014mg 0%
Fructose 0.28g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 96%
Protein: 1.33 g
Fats: 0.22 g
Carbs: 2.26 g
Water: 95.64 g
Other: 0.55 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 +47.8%
Contains more FatsFats +120%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +184.5%
Contains more OtherOther +27.3%
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 5% 77%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.072 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 +35.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +20%

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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. Red leaf lettuce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168431/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.