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Turnip greens vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between turnip greens and ginger

  • Turnip greens is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin E, and fiber, yet ginger is higher in potassium and choline.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily vitamin K needs 306% more than ginger.

Food varieties used in this article are Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Ginger root, 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%
Ginger
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +756.3%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +11.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +47.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +95.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +104.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +142.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.2%

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%
Ginger
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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 17% 0% 5.2% 0% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +448%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +623.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +80%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +35%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +367500%
Contains more FolateFolate +972.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +82.5%
Contains more CholineCholine +9500%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip greens Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 0.1µg 306%
Vitamin A 381µg 0µg 42%
Folate 118µg 11µg 27%
Vitamin C 27.4mg 5mg 25%
Calcium 137mg 16mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 0.26mg 11%
Potassium 203mg 415mg 6%
Fiber 3.5g 2g 6%
Choline 0.3mg 28.8mg 5%
Magnesium 22mg 43mg 5%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.229mg 5%
Carbs 4.36g 17.77g 4%
Vitamin B2 0.072mg 0.034mg 3%
Calories 20kcal 80kcal 3%
Copper 0.253mg 0.226mg 3%
Iron 0.8mg 0.6mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.411mg 0.75mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.16mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.025mg 2%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.34mg 2%
Protein 1.14g 1.82g 1%
Sodium 29mg 13mg 1%
Phosphorus 29mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.203mg 1%
Fats 0.23g 0.75g 1%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.203g 1%
Net carbs 0.86g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 0.53g 1.7g N/A
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.154g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 0.03mg 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
Ginger
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2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +18.1%
Contains more OtherOther +39%
Contains more ProteinProtein +59.6%
Contains more FatsFats +226.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +307.6%

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
Ginger
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40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +926.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +69.2%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.