Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Vegetables
  4. Turnip greens
  5. Compare
  6. Turnip greens vs. Carrot

Turnip greens vs. Carrot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between turnip greens and carrots

  • Turnip greens has more vitamin K, folate, vitamin C, copper, calcium, manganese, vitamin E, and iron; however, carrots are higher in vitamin A.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily need for vitamin K, 295% more than carrots.
  • Turnip greens has 6 times more folate than carrots. While turnip greens has 118µg of folate, carrots have only 19µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Carrots, raw.

Infographic

Turnip greens vs Carrot infographic
Infographic link

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%
Carrot
Carrot
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 9.9% 28% 11% 15% 6.5% 15% 9% 19% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +83.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +315.2%
Contains more IronIron +166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +462.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +135.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +57.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.7%

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%
Carrot
Carrot
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 20% 278% 13% 0% 17% 13% 18% 16% 32% 0% 33% 14% 4.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +364.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +184.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +24.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2684.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +521.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +119.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +139.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +2833.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.273mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip greens Carrot DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 13.2µg 295%
Vitamin A 381µg 835µg 50%
Folate 118µg 19µg 25%
Vitamin C 27.4mg 5.9mg 24%
Copper 0.253mg 0.045mg 23%
Calcium 137mg 33mg 10%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 0.66mg 8%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.143mg 8%
Iron 0.8mg 0.3mg 6%
Vitamin B3 0.411mg 0.983mg 4%
Potassium 203mg 320mg 3%
Fiber 3.5g 2.8g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.138mg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 12mg 2%
Carbs 4.36g 9.58g 2%
Sodium 29mg 69mg 2%
Choline 0.3mg 8.8mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.066mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.072mg 0.058mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 41kcal 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.1µg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.24mg 1%
Fructose 0.55g 1%
Starch 1.43g 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 35mg 1%
Protein 1.14g 0.93g 0%
Fats 0.23g 0.24g 0%
Net carbs 0.86g 6.78g N/A
Sugar 0.53g 4.74g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.273mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.014g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.117g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.191mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0.077mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.102mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0.101mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0.061mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.069mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 0.04mg 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
Carrot
Carrot
2
10% 88%
Protein: 0.93 g
Fats: 0.24 g
Carbs: 9.58 g
Water: 88.29 g
Other: 0.96 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.6%
Contains more OtherOther +11.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +119.7%
~equal in Fats ~0.24g
~equal in Water ~88.29g

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
Carrot
Carrot
2
22% 8% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.014 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.117 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28.6%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.014g

People also compare

Turnip greens
Turnip greens vs Mustard Greens Raw
Mustard Greens Raw
Turnip greens
Turnip greens vs Spinach raw
Spinach raw
Turnip greens
Turnip greens vs Kale raw
Kale raw
Carrot
Carrot vs Onion
Onion
Carrot
Carrot vs Potato
Potato
Carrot
Carrot vs Tomato
Tomato

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. Carrot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170393/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.