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Spirulina vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between spirulina and turnip

  • Spirulina has more copper, iron, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1; however, turnip is richer in vitamin C and fiber.
  • Spirulina covers your daily copper needs 57% more than turnip.
  • Turnip has 11 times less vitamin B2 than spirulina. Spirulina has 0.342mg of vitamin B2, while turnip has 0.03mg.
  • Spirulina contains less sugar.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Seaweed, spirulina, raw 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 14% 3.6% 11% 105% 199% 5.5% 4.7% 13% 24% 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 +72.7%
Contains more IronIron +830%
Contains more CopperCopper +602.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +38.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +50.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +35%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +145.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -31.6%
~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 3% 0% 1% 9.8% 56% 79% 22% 20% 7.8% 0% 6.3% 6.8%
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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 +1533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +455%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1040%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +199%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2400%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +2233.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +164.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Spirulina Turnip DV% diff.
Copper 0.597mg 0.085mg 57%
Iron 2.79mg 0.3mg 31%
Vitamin B2 0.342mg 0.03mg 24%
Vitamin C 0.9mg 21mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.222mg 0.04mg 15%
Protein 5.92g 0.9g 10%
Fiber 0.4g 1.8g 6%
Vitamin B3 1.196mg 0.4mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.034mg 0.09mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.49mg 0.03mg 3%
Vitamin B5 0.325mg 0.2mg 3%
Magnesium 19mg 11mg 2%
Calcium 12mg 30mg 2%
Potassium 127mg 191mg 2%
Phosphorus 11mg 27mg 2%
Manganese 0.186mg 0.134mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.5µg 0.1µg 2%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Carbs 2.42g 6.43g 1%
Zinc 0.2mg 0.27mg 1%
Sodium 98mg 67mg 1%
Choline 6.5mg 11.1mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.135g 0.011g 1%
Calories 26kcal 28kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 23g 3.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 44kcal 311kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 385g 357g N/A
Fats 0.39g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.02g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 0.3g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin A 3µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.106g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.096mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.306mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.331mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.509mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.312mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.118mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.286mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.362mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.112mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
6% 2% 91%
Protein: 5.92 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 2.42 g
Water: 90.67 g
Other: 0.6 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 +557.8%
Contains more FatsFats +290%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +165.7%
Contains more OtherOther +16.7%
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
49% 12% 39%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.135 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.106 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 +466.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.9%

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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. Spirulina - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170091/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.