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Tomato vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between tomatoes and turnip

  • Tomatoes have more vitamin A and vitamin K; however, turnip is higher in vitamin C.
  • Tomatoes cover your daily need for vitamin A, 17% more than turnip.
  • Tomatoes have 79 times more vitamin K than turnip. While tomatoes have 7.9µg of vitamin K, turnip has only 0.1µg.
  • The glycemic index of turnip is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.
Tomato
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Turnip
7
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 PotassiumPotassium +24.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more IronIron +11.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +44.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +17.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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.
Tomato
4
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Turnip
5
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1700%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +7800%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +57.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +124.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +65.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.04mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~15µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Tomato Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 13.7mg 21mg 8%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 0.1µg 7%
Vitamin A 42µg 0µg 5%
Copper 0.059mg 0.085mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 0.03mg 3%
Sodium 5mg 67mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.089mg 0.2mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 30mg 2%
Fiber 1.2g 1.8g 2%
Choline 6.7mg 11.1mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.08mg 0.09mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.594mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.019mg 0.03mg 1%
Selenium 0µg 0.7µg 1%
Manganese 0.114mg 0.134mg 1%
Calories 18kcal 28kcal 1%
Potassium 237mg 191mg 1%
Carbs 3.89g 6.43g 1%
Zinc 0.17mg 0.27mg 1%
Protein 0.88g 0.9g 0%
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.69g 4.63g N/A
Magnesium 11mg 11mg 0%
Iron 0.27mg 0.3mg 0%
Sugar 2.63g 3.8g N/A
Phosphorus 24mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.037mg 0.04mg 0%
Folate 15µg 15µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.028g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.031g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.006mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.027mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.018mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.025mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.027mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.027mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.018mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
2
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Turnip
3
6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +65.3%
Contains more OtherOther +37.3%
~equal in Protein ~0.9g
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Tomato
2
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 +416.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.7%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/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.