Turnip greens vs. Red potato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turnip greens and red potato?

Turnip greens is higher in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, calcium, vitamin E, copper, and manganese; however, red potato is richer in potassium and vitamin B3.
Turnip greens's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 304% more.
Red potato contains 763 times less vitamin A than turnip greens. Turnip greens contains 7625IU of vitamin A, while red potato contains 10IU.

We used Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Potatoes, red, flesh, and skin, baked types 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.

Turnip greens

Red potato

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1422.2%
Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+45.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+94.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+168.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+185.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+148.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-58.6%

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.

Turnip greens

Red potato

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+117.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+38000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+2250%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+44%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+13028.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+337%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+288.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+6200%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	367.6µg	2.8µg	304%
Vitamin A	381µg	1µg	42%
Folate	118µg	27µg	23%
Vitamin C	27.4mg	12.6mg	16%
Calcium	137mg	9mg	13%
Vitamin E	1.88mg	0.08mg	12%
Potassium	203mg	545mg	10%
Copper	0.253mg	0.174mg	9%
Manganese	0.337mg	0.173mg	7%
Vitamin B3	0.411mg	1.595mg	7%
Fiber	3.5g	1.8g	7%
Starch		15.15g	6%
Phosphorus	29mg	72mg	6%
Carbs	4.36g	19.59g	5%
Calories	20kcal	89kcal	3%
Choline	0.3mg	18.9mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.072mg	0.05mg	2%
Protein	1.14g	2.3g	2%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.212mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.072mg	2%
Selenium	0.9µg		2%
Zinc	0.14mg	0.4mg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	28mg	1%
Sodium	29mg	12mg	1%
Fructose		0.44g	1%
Iron	0.8mg	0.7mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.274mg	0.341mg	1%
Fats	0.23g	0.15g	0%
Net carbs	0.86g	17.79g	N/A
Sugar	0.53g	1.43g	N/A
Saturated fat	0.053g	0.026g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.015g	0.002g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.091g	0.043g	0%
Tryptophan	0.02mg	0.023mg	0%
Threonine	0.063mg	0.075mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.059mg	0.074mg	0%
Leucine	0.105mg	0.109mg	0%
Lysine	0.074mg	0.12mg	0%
Methionine	0.026mg	0.035mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.07mg	0.091mg	0%
Valine	0.078mg	0.115mg	0%
Histidine	0.028mg	0.039mg	0%