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Turnip greens vs. Jerusalem artichoke — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between turnip greens and jerusalem artichoke

  • Turnip greens is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, copper, calcium, manganese, and vitamin E, yet jerusalem artichoke is higher in iron and vitamin B1.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily vitamin K needs 306% more than jerusalem artichoke.
  • Turnip greens contains 381 times more vitamin A than jerusalem artichoke. While turnip greens contains 7625IU of vitamin A, jerusalem artichoke contains only 20IU.

Food varieties used in this article are Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Jerusalem-artichokes, 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 12% 4.2% 38% 128% 47% 3.3% 33% 0.52% 7.8% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +29.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +878.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +80.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +461.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +111.3%
Contains more IronIron +325%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +169%
Contains less SodiumSodium -86.2%

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%
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 13% 0.33% 3.8% 0% 50% 14% 24% 24% 18% 0% 0.25% 9.8% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +585%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +38000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +889.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +133.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +367500%
Contains more FolateFolate +807.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +344.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +216.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +44.9%
Contains more CholineCholine +9900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip greens Jerusalem artichoke DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 0.1µg 306%
Vitamin A 381µg 1µg 42%
Iron 0.8mg 3.4mg 33%
Vitamin C 27.4mg 4mg 26%
Folate 118µg 13µg 26%
Copper 0.253mg 0.14mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.2mg 13%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.06mg 12%
Calcium 137mg 14mg 12%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 0.19mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.077mg 8%
Fiber 3.5g 1.6g 8%
Phosphorus 29mg 78mg 7%
Potassium 203mg 429mg 7%
Vitamin B3 0.411mg 1.3mg 6%
Choline 0.3mg 30mg 5%
Carbs 4.36g 17.44g 4%
Calories 20kcal 73kcal 3%
Protein 1.14g 2g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.397mg 2%
Sodium 29mg 4mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.001g 1%
Vitamin B2 0.072mg 0.06mg 1%
Magnesium 22mg 17mg 1%
Fats 0.23g 0.01g 0%
Net carbs 0.86g 15.84g N/A
Sugar 0.53g 9.6g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.12mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.004g 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
2% 17% 78% 3%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.01 g
Carbs: 17.44 g
Water: 78.01 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +2200%
Contains more WaterWater +19.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +75.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +300%
Contains more OtherOther +137.4%

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
80% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.004 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.001 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +275%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +9000%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -100%

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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. Jerusalem artichoke - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169236/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.