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Seaweed vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are seaweed and turnip different?

  • Seaweed is higher in vitamin K, folate, iron, magnesium, calcium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and zinc; however, turnip is richer in vitamin C.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for seaweed is 55% higher.
  • Seaweed contains 12 times more folate than turnip. While seaweed contains 180µg of folate, turnip contains only 15µg.
  • Turnip has less sodium.

Seaweed, kelp, raw and Turnips, raw are the varieties used 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 86% 50% 7.9% 107% 43% 34% 18% 30% 26% 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 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1000%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +460%
Contains more IronIron +850%
Contains more CopperCopper +52.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +355.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +49.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +114.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -71.2%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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 10% 0% 2% 17% 13% 35% 8.8% 39% 0.46% 0% 165% 135%
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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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +221%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +65900%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +600%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +4400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Seaweed Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin K 66µg 0.1µg 55%
Folate 180µg 15µg 41%
Iron 2.85mg 0.3mg 32%
Magnesium 121mg 11mg 26%
Vitamin C 3mg 21mg 20%
Calcium 168mg 30mg 14%
Zinc 1.23mg 0.27mg 9%
Vitamin B2 0.15mg 0.03mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.642mg 0.2mg 9%
Sodium 233mg 67mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.002mg 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.87mg 0.03mg 6%
Copper 0.13mg 0.085mg 5%
Potassium 89mg 191mg 3%
Manganese 0.2mg 0.134mg 3%
Protein 1.68g 0.9g 2%
Fiber 1.3g 1.8g 2%
Phosphorus 42mg 27mg 2%
Calories 43kcal 28kcal 1%
Fats 0.56g 0.1g 1%
Carbs 9.57g 6.43g 1%
Vitamin A 6µg 0µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.04mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.247g 0.011g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.9g 3.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 256kcal 311kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 233g 357g N/A
Net carbs 8.27g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 0.6g 3.8g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.47mg 0.4mg 0%
Choline 12.8mg 11.1mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.098g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.048mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.055mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.076mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.082mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.025mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.072mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.024mg 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.004g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 10% 82% 7%
Protein: 1.68 g
Fats: 0.56 g
Carbs: 9.57 g
Water: 81.58 g
Other: 6.61 g
Turnip
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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 +86.7%
Contains more FatsFats +460%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +48.8%
Contains more OtherOther +844.3%
Contains more WaterWater +12.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
63% 25% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.247 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.098 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 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 Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1533.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.8%

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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. Seaweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168457/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.