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Rutabagas vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between rutabagas and flour?

  • Rutabagas are richer in vitamin C, yet flour is richer in selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, copper, and phosphorus.
  • Flour's daily need coverage for selenium is 60% higher.

We used Rutabagas, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached 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.
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 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +186.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +185%
Contains more IronIron +954.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +350%
Contains more ZincZinc +191.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +103.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +420.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4742.9%
~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +127.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +35.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +772.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1135%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +743.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +173.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +771.4%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rutabagas Flour DV% diff.
Selenium 0.7µg 33.9µg 60%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.785mg 58%
Iron 0.44mg 4.64mg 53%
Folate 21µg 183µg 41%
Vitamin B2 0.04mg 0.494mg 35%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 5.904mg 33%
Vitamin C 25mg 0mg 28%
Manganese 0.131mg 0.682mg 24%
Carbs 8.62g 76.31g 23%
Protein 1.08g 10.33g 19%
Calories 37kcal 364kcal 16%
Copper 0.032mg 0.144mg 12%
Phosphorus 53mg 108mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.16mg 0.438mg 6%
Potassium 305mg 107mg 6%
Zinc 0.24mg 0.7mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.1mg 0.044mg 4%
Calcium 43mg 15mg 3%
Fiber 2.3g 2.7g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.088g 0.413g 2%
Fructose 1.61g 2%
Vitamin E 0.3mg 0.06mg 2%
Fats 0.16g 0.98g 1%
Choline 14.1mg 10.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.027g 0.155g 1%
Net carbs 6.32g 73.61g N/A
Magnesium 20mg 22mg 0%
Sugar 4.46g 0.27g N/A
Starch 0.4g 0%
Sodium 12mg 2mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.025g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +650.3%
Contains more OtherOther +54.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +856.5%
Contains more FatsFats +512.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +785.3%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +248%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +369.3%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.