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Shrimp vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between shrimp and turnip

  • Turnip has less copper, phosphorus, zinc, and magnesium.
  • Shrimp covers your daily cholesterol needs 63% more than turnip.
  • Turnip contains 9 times less phosphorus than shrimp. Shrimp contains 237mg of phosphorus, while turnip contains 27mg.
  • Turnip has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of turnip is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously frozen) 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.
Shrimp
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 21% 23% 19% 126% 45% 102% 14% 4.3% 0%
Turnip
3
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 +254.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +35.6%
Contains more IronIron +70%
Contains more CopperCopper +345.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +507.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +777.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -39.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +306.1%

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.
Shrimp
0
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% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Turnip
10
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%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Shrimp Turnip DV% diff.
Cholesterol 189mg 0mg 63%
Protein 23.98g 0.9g 46%
Copper 0.379mg 0.085mg 33%
Phosphorus 237mg 27mg 30%
Vitamin C 21mg 23%
Zinc 1.64mg 0.27mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 7%
Fiber 1.8g 7%
Magnesium 39mg 11mg 7%
Folate 15µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 4%
Manganese 0.033mg 0.134mg 4%
Calories 99kcal 28kcal 4%
Calcium 70mg 30mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 3%
Iron 0.51mg 0.3mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 2%
Potassium 259mg 191mg 2%
Sodium 111mg 67mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Carbs 0.2g 6.43g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 1%
Fats 0.28g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.2g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.002g 0g N/A
Saturated fat 0.056g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.048g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.079g 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%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.015g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.015g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shrimp
3
24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Turnip
2
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 +2564.4%
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more OtherOther +72.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3115%
Contains more WaterWater +23.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Shrimp
2
31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Turnip
1
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 +700%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.4%

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. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/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.

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