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Flax seeds vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between flax seeds and turnip

  • Turnip contains less vitamin B1, copper, manganese, fiber, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6 than flax seeds.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for flax seeds is 134% higher.
  • Turnip has 36 times less selenium than flax seeds. Flax seeds have 25.4µg of selenium, while turnip has 0.7µg.

Food types used in this article are Seeds, flaxseed 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 280% 77% 72% 215% 407% 118% 275% 3.9% 324% 139%
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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 +3463.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +750%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +325.7%
Contains more IronIron +1810%
Contains more CopperCopper +1335.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +1507.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2277.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1752.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3528.6%

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 2% 0% 6.2% 0% 411% 37% 58% 59% 109% 0% 11% 65% 43%
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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 70% 0% 0.6% 0% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4010%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +436.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +670%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +392.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +425.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +4200%
Contains more FolateFolate +480%
Contains more CholineCholine +609%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3400%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Flax seeds Turnip DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 28.73g 0.053g 191%
Vitamin B1 1.644mg 0.04mg 134%
Copper 1.22mg 0.085mg 126%
Fiber 27.3g 1.8g 102%
Manganese 2.482mg 0.134mg 102%
Magnesium 392mg 11mg 91%
Phosphorus 642mg 27mg 88%
Iron 5.73mg 0.3mg 68%
Fats 42.16g 0.1g 65%
Selenium 25.4µg 0.7µg 45%
Zinc 4.34mg 0.27mg 37%
Protein 18.29g 0.9g 35%
Vitamin B6 0.473mg 0.09mg 29%
Calories 534kcal 28kcal 25%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 21mg 23%
Calcium 255mg 30mg 23%
Monounsaturated fat 7.527g 0.006g 19%
Folate 87µg 15µg 18%
Potassium 813mg 191mg 18%
Saturated fat 3.663g 0.011g 17%
Vitamin B3 3.08mg 0.4mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.985mg 0.2mg 16%
Choline 78.7mg 11.1mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.161mg 0.03mg 10%
Carbs 28.88g 6.43g 7%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 0.1µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.31mg 0.03mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 67mg 2%
Net carbs 1.58g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 1.55g 3.8g N/A
Tryptophan 0.297mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.766mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.896mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 1.235mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.862mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.37mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.957mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 1.072mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.472mg 0.014mg 0%
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 42% 29% 7% 4%
Protein: 18.29 g
Fats: 42.16 g
Carbs: 28.88 g
Water: 6.96 g
Other: 3.71 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 +1932.2%
Contains more FatsFats +42060%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +349.1%
Contains more OtherOther +430%
Contains more WaterWater +1220%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 19% 72%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.663 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.527 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 28.73 g
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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 +125350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +54107.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.7%

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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. Flax seeds - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169414/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.