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Turnip greens vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turnip greens and turnip

  • Turnip has less vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, copper, vitamin E, calcium, manganese, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and fiber than turnip greens.
  • Turnip greens covers your daily need for vitamin K, 306% more than turnip.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Turnips, 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 9% 17% 11% 28% 7.4% 12% 8.7% 17% 3.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +356.7%
Contains more IronIron +166.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +197.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -56.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +151.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +92.9%
~equal in Potassium ~191mg
~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%
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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 70% 0% 0.6% 0% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11% 6.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +30.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +6166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +140%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +37%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +367500%
Contains more FolateFolate +686.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +3600%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.4mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip greens Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin K 367.6µg 0.1µg 306%
Vitamin A 381µg 0µg 42%
Folate 118µg 15µg 26%
Copper 0.253mg 0.085mg 19%
Vitamin E 1.88mg 0.03mg 12%
Calcium 137mg 30mg 11%
Manganese 0.337mg 0.134mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.09mg 7%
Vitamin C 27.4mg 21mg 7%
Fiber 3.5g 1.8g 7%
Iron 0.8mg 0.3mg 6%
Magnesium 22mg 11mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.072mg 0.03mg 3%
Choline 0.3mg 11.1mg 2%
Sodium 29mg 67mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.274mg 0.2mg 1%
Zinc 0.14mg 0.27mg 1%
Carbs 4.36g 6.43g 1%
Calories 20kcal 28kcal 0%
Protein 1.14g 0.9g 0%
Fats 0.23g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 0.86g 4.63g N/A
Potassium 203mg 191mg 0%
Sugar 0.53g 3.8g N/A
Phosphorus 29mg 27mg 0%
Selenium 0.9µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.04mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.411mg 0.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.053g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.015g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.063mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.059mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.105mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.074mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.026mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.07mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.078mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.028mg 0.014mg 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
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6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.7%
Contains more FatsFats +130%
Contains more OtherOther +52.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +47.5%
~equal in Water ~91.87g

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
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16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.2%

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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. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/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.