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Turnip greens vs. Cucumber — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between turnip greens and cucumber

  • Turnip greens is richer than cucumber in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, copper, vitamin E, calcium, fiber, manganese, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin K for turnip greens is 293% higher.
  • Turnip greens contains 73 times more vitamin A than cucumber. Turnip greens contains 7625IU of vitamin A, while cucumber contains 105IU.

Food types used in this article are Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Cucumber, with peel, 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 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 9.3% 4.8% 13% 11% 14% 5.5% 10% 0.26% 10% 1.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +69.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +756.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +38.1%
Contains more IronIron +185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +517.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +326.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +200%
Contains more ZincZinc +42.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.1%

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 9.3% 1.7% 0.6% 0% 6.8% 7.6% 1.8% 16% 9.2% 0% 41% 5.3% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +878.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +7520%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +319.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +350%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2141.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1585.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.259mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip greens Cucumber DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 16.4µg 293%
Vitamin A 381µg 5µg 42%
Folate 118µg 7µg 28%
Vitamin C 27.4mg 2.8mg 27%
Copper 0.253mg 0.041mg 24%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 0.03mg 12%
Calcium 137mg 16mg 12%
Fiber 3.5g 0.5g 12%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.04mg 11%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.079mg 11%
Iron 0.8mg 0.28mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.072mg 0.033mg 3%
Potassium 203mg 147mg 2%
Magnesium 22mg 13mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.411mg 0.098mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.027mg 2%
Protein 1.14g 0.65g 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.3µg 1%
Choline 0.3mg 6mg 1%
Fructose 0.87g 1%
Sodium 29mg 2mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.2mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 24mg 1%
Calories 20kcal 15kcal 0%
Fats 0.23g 0.11g 0%
Carbs 4.36g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 0.86g 3.13g N/A
Sugar 0.53g 1.67g N/A
Starch 0.83g 0%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.259mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.037g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.005g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.032g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.005mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0.021mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.029mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0.029mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0.019mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 0.01mg 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% 95%
Protein: 0.65 g
Fats: 0.11 g
Carbs: 3.63 g
Water: 95.23 g
Other: 0.38 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.4%
Contains more FatsFats +109.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.1%
Contains more OtherOther +181.6%
~equal in Water ~95.23g

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
50% 7% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.037 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.032 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +200%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +184.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.2%

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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. Cucumber - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168409/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.