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Rutabagas vs. Rye — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between rutabagas and rye?

  • Rutabagas are higher in vitamin C, yet rye is higher in manganese, fiber, phosphorus, copper, iron, vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Rye's daily need coverage for manganese is 106% more.
  • The glycemic index of rye is lower.

We used Rutabagas, raw and Rye grain 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 14% 13% 27% 17% 11% 6.5% 23% 1.6% 17% 3.8%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 79% 7.2% 45% 99% 122% 72% 142% 0.26% 336% 76%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +79.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +450%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.2%
Contains more IronIron +497.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1046.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +1004.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +526.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1867.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1885.7%

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 83% 0% 6% 0% 23% 9.2% 13% 9.6% 23% 0% 0.75% 16% 7.7%
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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 0% 0.33% 17% 0% 79% 58% 80% 87% 68% 0% 15% 29% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +251.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +527.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +510%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +810%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +194%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1866.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +81%
Contains more CholineCholine +115.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Rye DV% diff.
Manganese 0.131mg 2.577mg 106%
Fiber 2.3g 15.1g 51%
Phosphorus 53mg 332mg 40%
Copper 0.032mg 0.367mg 37%
Vitamin C 25mg 0mg 28%
Iron 0.44mg 2.63mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 1.456mg 26%
Selenium 0.7µg 13.9µg 24%
Carbs 8.62g 75.86g 22%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 4.27mg 22%
Zinc 0.24mg 2.65mg 22%
Magnesium 20mg 110mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.316mg 19%
Protein 1.08g 10.34g 19%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.251mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.294mg 15%
Calories 37kcal 338kcal 15%
Potassium 305mg 510mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 5.9µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.767g 5%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.85mg 4%
Folate 21µg 38µg 4%
Choline 14.1mg 30.4mg 3%
Fructose 1.61g 0.11g 2%
Calcium 43mg 24mg 2%
Fats 0.16g 1.63g 2%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.197g 1%
Net carbs 6.32g 60.76g N/A
Sugar 4.46g 0.98g N/A
Starch 0.4g 0%
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.208g 0%
Tryptophan 0.108mg 0%
Threonine 0.289mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.208mg 0%
Leucine 0.563mg 0%
Lysine 0.286mg 0%
Methionine 0.153mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.435mg 0%
Valine 0.317mg 0%
Histidine 0.189mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 89%
Protein: 1.08 g
Fats: 0.16 g
Carbs: 8.62 g
Water: 89.43 g
Other: 0.71 g
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10% 76% 11%
Protein: 10.34 g
Fats: 1.63 g
Carbs: 75.86 g
Water: 10.6 g
Other: 1.57 g
Contains more WaterWater +743.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +857.4%
Contains more FatsFats +918.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +780%
Contains more OtherOther +121.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 18% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.027 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.025 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
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17% 18% 65%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.208 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.767 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +732%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +771.6%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
8% 11% 47% 33%
Starch: 0.4 g
Sucrose: 0.53 g
Glucose: 2.3 g
Fructose: 1.61 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0.02 g
Galactose: 0 g
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72% 16% 11%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0.71 g
Glucose: 0.16 g
Fructose: 0.11 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +1337.5%
Contains more FructoseFructose +1363.6%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +34%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Rutabagas - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168454/nutrients
  2. Rye - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168884/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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