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Turnip greens vs. Sweet onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turnip greens and sweet onion

  • Sweet onion has less vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, copper, vitamin E, calcium, manganese, fiber, and iron than turnip greens.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily need for vitamin K, 306% more than sweet onion.
  • Turnip greens has 7625 times more vitamin A than sweet onion. While turnip greens has 7625IU of vitamin A, sweet onion has only 1IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Onions, sweet, 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 6.4% 6% 11% 9.8% 19% 3.5% 12% 1% 9.9% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +144.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +585%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +70.6%
Contains more IronIron +207.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +351.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +343.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +80%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.4%
~equal in Zinc ~0.13mg
~equal in Phosphorus ~27mg

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 16% 0% 0.4% 0% 10% 4.6% 2.5% 5.9% 30% 0% 0.75% 17% 3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +470.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +9300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +260%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +209%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +179.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +122433.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +413%
Contains more CholineCholine +1733.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.041mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip greens Sweet onion DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 0.3µg 306%
Vitamin A 381µg 0µg 42%
Vitamin C 27.4mg 4.8mg 25%
Folate 118µg 23µg 24%
Copper 0.253mg 0.056mg 22%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 0.02mg 12%
Calcium 137mg 20mg 12%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.076mg 11%
Fiber 3.5g 0.9g 10%
Iron 0.8mg 0.26mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.072mg 0.02mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.098mg 4%
Magnesium 22mg 9mg 3%
Fructose 2.02g 3%
Potassium 203mg 119mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.411mg 0.133mg 2%
Choline 0.3mg 5.5mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 1%
Calories 20kcal 32kcal 1%
Protein 1.14g 0.8g 1%
Carbs 4.36g 7.55g 1%
Sodium 29mg 8mg 1%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.5µg 1%
Fats 0.23g 0.08g 0%
Net carbs 0.86g 6.65g N/A
Sugar 0.53g 5.02g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.13mg 0%
Phosphorus 29mg 27mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.041mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.018mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0.033mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0.009mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0.024mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.02mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 0.011mg 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
8% 91%
Protein: 0.8 g
Fats: 0.08 g
Carbs: 7.55 g
Water: 91.24 g
Other: 0.33 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.5%
Contains more FatsFats +187.5%
Contains more OtherOther +224.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73.2%
~equal in Water ~91.24g

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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. Sweet onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170008/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.