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Turnip greens vs. Arrowroot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between turnip greens and arrowroot?

  • Turnip greens is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, copper, calcium, and fiber, while arrowroot is higher in folate, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B1, and vitamin B3.
  • Turnip greens's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 152% higher.
  • Arrowroot has 23 times less calcium than turnip greens. Turnip greens has 137mg of calcium, while arrowroot has 6mg.

We used Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Arrowroot, raw types in this comparison.

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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 16% 41% 18% 30% 84% 3.8% 12% 3.8% 44% 4.9%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 40% 83% 40% 17% 42% 3.4% 23% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2183.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +109.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +93.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +13.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +123.6%
Contains more IronIron +177.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +237.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -10.3%

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 91% 127% 38% 0% 11% 17% 7.7% 16% 42% 0% 919% 89% 0.16%
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 6.3% 0.33% 0% 0% 36% 14% 32% 18% 61% 0% 0% 254% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1342.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +38000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +22%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +217.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +311.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +47.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +186.4%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.292mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip greens Arrowroot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 306%
Folate 118µg 338µg 55%
Vitamin A 381µg 1µg 42%
Vitamin C 27.4mg 1.9mg 28%
Iron 0.8mg 2.22mg 18%
Copper 0.253mg 0.121mg 15%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 13%
Calcium 137mg 6mg 13%
Phosphorus 29mg 98mg 10%
Fiber 3.5g 1.3g 9%
Vitamin B3 0.411mg 1.693mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.143mg 8%
Potassium 203mg 454mg 7%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.174mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.266mg 7%
Protein 1.14g 4.24g 6%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.63mg 4%
Carbs 4.36g 13.39g 3%
Calories 20kcal 65kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.072mg 0.059mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 25mg 1%
Fats 0.23g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0.86g 12.09g N/A
Sugar 0.53g N/A
Sodium 29mg 26mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.292mg 0%
Choline 0.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.004g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.092g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
4% 93%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 4.36 g
Water: 93.2 g
Other: 1.07 g
4% 13% 81%
Protein: 4.24 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.39 g
Water: 80.75 g
Other: 1.42 g
Contains more FatsFats +15%
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +271.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +207.1%
Contains more OtherOther +32.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 9% 57%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
29% 3% 68%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.092 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +275%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.092g

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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. Turnip greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170466/nutrients
  2. Arrowroot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168490/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.