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Turnip vs. Basil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turnip and basil different?

  • Basil is higher than turnip in vitamin K, vitamin A, manganese, iron, copper, calcium, folate, magnesium, vitamin E, and vitamin B6.
  • Basil covers your daily need for vitamin K, 346% more than turnip.

Turnips, raw and Basil, fresh types were used 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
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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%
Basil
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 46% 53% 26% 119% 128% 22% 24% 0.52% 150% 1.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +133.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +481.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +490%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +54.5%
Contains more IronIron +956.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +352.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +200%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +107.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +756.7%

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
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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%
Basil
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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 60% 88% 16% 0% 8.5% 18% 17% 13% 36% 0% 1037% 51% 6.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +17.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +153.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +72.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +414700%
Contains more FolateFolate +353.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.209mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~11.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Basil DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 414.8µg 346%
Manganese 0.134mg 1.148mg 44%
Iron 0.3mg 3.17mg 36%
Copper 0.085mg 0.385mg 33%
Vitamin A 0µg 264µg 29%
Calcium 30mg 177mg 15%
Magnesium 11mg 64mg 13%
Folate 15µg 68µg 13%
Protein 0.9g 3.15g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.155mg 5%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.81mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.8mg 5%
Phosphorus 27mg 56mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.076mg 4%
Potassium 191mg 295mg 3%
Vitamin C 21mg 18mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.902mg 3%
Sodium 67mg 4mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 0.389g 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.3µg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.64g 1%
Carbs 6.43g 2.65g 1%
Fiber 1.8g 1.6g 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.034mg 1%
Calories 28kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.63g 1.05g N/A
Sugar 3.8g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.209mg 0%
Choline 11.1mg 11.4mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.041g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.039mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.104mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.104mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0.191mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0.11mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.036mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.13mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.127mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.051mg 0%
Fructose 0.02g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Turnip
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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
Basil
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3% 3% 92%
Protein: 3.15 g
Fats: 0.64 g
Carbs: 2.65 g
Water: 92.06 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +142.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +250%
Contains more FatsFats +540%
Contains more OtherOther +114.3%
~equal in Water ~92.06g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Turnip
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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
Basil
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8% 17% 75%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.389 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1366.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +634%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/nutrients
  2. Basil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172232/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.