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Red potato vs. Turnip greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between red potato and turnip greens?

  • Red potato is higher in potassium and vitamin B3; however, turnip greens is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin E, copper, and manganese.
  • Turnip greens's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 304% more.
  • Turnip greens contains 4 times less vitamin B3 than red potato. Red potato contains 1.595mg of vitamin B3, while turnip greens contains 0.411mg.

We used Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked and Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 20% 2.7% 48% 26% 58% 11% 31% 1.6% 23% 0%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +168.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +148.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1422.2%
Contains more IronIron +14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +45.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94.8%

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 42% 0.33% 1.6% 0% 18% 12% 30% 20% 49% 0% 7% 20% 10%
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 +60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +288.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +6200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +117.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +38000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +44%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +13028.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +337%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Red potato Turnip greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 2.8µg 367.6µg 304%
Vitamin A 1µg 381µg 42%
Folate 27µg 118µg 23%
Vitamin C 12.6mg 27.4mg 16%
Calcium 9mg 137mg 13%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1.88mg 12%
Potassium 545mg 203mg 10%
Copper 0.174mg 0.253mg 9%
Manganese 0.173mg 0.337mg 7%
Vitamin B3 1.595mg 0.411mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 3.5g 7%
Starch 15.15g 6%
Phosphorus 72mg 29mg 6%
Carbs 19.59g 4.36g 5%
Calories 89kcal 20kcal 3%
Choline 18.9mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.072mg 2%
Protein 2.3g 1.14g 2%
Vitamin B6 0.212mg 0.18mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.072mg 0.045mg 2%
Selenium 0.9µg 2%
Zinc 0.4mg 0.14mg 2%
Magnesium 28mg 22mg 1%
Sodium 12mg 29mg 1%
Fructose 0.44g 1%
Iron 0.7mg 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.341mg 0.274mg 1%
Fats 0.15g 0.23g 0%
Net carbs 17.79g 0.86g N/A
Sugar 1.43g 0.53g N/A
Saturated fat 0.026g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.002g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.043g 0.091g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.075mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.074mg 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.109mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.12mg 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.035mg 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.091mg 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.115mg 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.039mg 0.028mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 20% 77%
Protein: 2.3 g
Fats: 0.15 g
Carbs: 19.59 g
Water: 76.67 g
Other: 1.29 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 +101.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +349.3%
Contains more OtherOther +20.6%
Contains more FatsFats +53.3%
Contains more WaterWater +21.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 3% 61%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.026 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.002 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.043 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 -50.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +650%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +111.6%

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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. Red potato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170435/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.