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Turnip greens vs. Broccoli — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turnip greens and broccoli different?

  • Turnip greens is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, copper, folate, calcium, vitamin E, and manganese; however, broccoli is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for turnip greens is 222% higher.
  • Turnip greens contains 12 times more vitamin A than broccoli. While turnip greens contains 7625IU of vitamin A, broccoli contains only 623IU.

Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Broccoli, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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 15% 14% 28% 27% 16% 11% 28% 4.3% 27% 14%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +191.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +416.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +60.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +55.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +192.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +127.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +177.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Iron ~0.73mg

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 297% 10% 16% 0% 18% 27% 12% 34% 40% 0% 254% 47% 10%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1129%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +141%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +261.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +87.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +225.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +57.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +62.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +55.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +109.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +6133.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.175mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip greens Broccoli DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 101.6µg 222%
Vitamin C 27.4mg 89.2mg 69%
Vitamin A 381µg 31µg 39%
Copper 0.253mg 0.049mg 23%
Folate 118µg 63µg 14%
Calcium 137mg 47mg 9%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 0.78mg 7%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.21mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.573mg 6%
Phosphorus 29mg 66mg 5%
Fiber 3.5g 2.6g 4%
Choline 0.3mg 18.7mg 3%
Potassium 203mg 316mg 3%
Selenium 0.9µg 2.5µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.072mg 0.117mg 3%
Protein 1.14g 2.82g 3%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.071mg 2%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.41mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.411mg 0.639mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 34kcal 1%
Fructose 0.68g 1%
Iron 0.8mg 0.73mg 1%
Carbs 4.36g 6.64g 1%
Fats 0.23g 0.37g 0%
Net carbs 0.86g 4.04g N/A
Magnesium 22mg 21mg 0%
Sugar 0.53g 1.7g N/A
Sodium 29mg 33mg 0%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.175mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.039g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.011g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.038g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.033mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.088mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0.079mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.129mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0.135mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0.038mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0.117mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.125mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 0.059mg 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
3% 7% 89%
Protein: 2.82 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 6.64 g
Water: 89.3 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more OtherOther +23%
Contains more ProteinProtein +147.4%
Contains more FatsFats +60.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +52.3%
~equal in Water ~89.3g

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
44% 13% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.038 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +139.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -26.4%

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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. Broccoli - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170379/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.