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Salsify vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between salsify and turnip

  • Salsify has more vitamin B2, vitamin B6, and fiber; however, turnip has more vitamin C.
  • Turnip's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 18% more.
  • Salsify has 6 times more vitamin B2 than turnip. Salsify has 0.173mg of vitamin B2, while turnip has 0.03mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Salsify, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 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 13% 14% 25% 21% 23% 8.2% 24% 2.1% 27% 3.3%
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium +63.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +56.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +48.2%
Contains more IronIron +83.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -76.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +56.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +21.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.27mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 15% 0% 0% 3.8% 14% 40% 7.4% 17% 50% 0% 0.75% 11%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 70% 0% 0% 0.6% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +40%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +476.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +38%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +142.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +356.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Salsify Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.6mg 21mg 18%
Vitamin B2 0.173mg 0.03mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.218mg 0.09mg 10%
Fiber 3.1g 1.8g 5%
Protein 2.73g 0.9g 4%
Phosphorus 56mg 27mg 4%
Carbs 15.36g 6.43g 3%
Potassium 283mg 191mg 3%
Iron 0.55mg 0.3mg 3%
Manganese 0.21mg 0.134mg 3%
Choline 25.9mg 11.1mg 3%
Calories 68kcal 28kcal 2%
Magnesium 18mg 11mg 2%
Calcium 47mg 30mg 2%
Copper 0.07mg 0.085mg 2%
Sodium 16mg 67mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.276mg 0.2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.03mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.056mg 0.04mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4g 3.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 249kcal 311kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 147g 357g N/A
Fats 0.17g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 12.26g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 2.9g 3.8g N/A
Zinc 0.3mg 0.27mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.392mg 0.4mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0.1µg 0%
Folate 15µg 15µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.003g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.074g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 15% 81%
Protein: 2.73 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 15.36 g
Water: 81 g
Other: 0.74 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 +203.3%
Contains more FatsFats +70%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +138.9%
Contains more WaterWater +13.4%
~equal in Other ~0.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 3% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.003 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.074 g
Turnip
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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 +39.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%

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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. Salsify - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169278/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.