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Turnip vs. Caper — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turnip and caper different?

  • Turnip is richer in vitamin C and vitamin B6, while caper is higher in copper, vitamin K, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin E, fiber, and magnesium.
  • Caper covers your daily need for sodium, 99% more than turnip.
  • Turnip contains 5 times more vitamin C than caper. Turnip contains 21mg of vitamin C, while caper contains 4.3mg.
  • Turnip is lower in sodium.

Turnips, raw and Capers, canned 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%
Caper
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 12% 3.5% 63% 125% 8.7% 4.3% 306% 10% 6.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +377.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +170%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +71.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +33.3%
Contains more IronIron +456.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +340%
Contains more ZincZinc +18.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +71.4%

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%
Caper
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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 14% 2.3% 18% 0% 4.5% 32% 12% 1.6% 5.3% 0% 62% 17% 3.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +388.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +640.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +291.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +70.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +363.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +63%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +24500%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Caper DV% diff.
Sodium 67mg 2348mg 99%
Copper 0.085mg 0.374mg 32%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 24.6µg 20%
Vitamin C 21mg 4.3mg 19%
Iron 0.3mg 1.67mg 17%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.139mg 8%
Fiber 1.8g 3.2g 6%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.88mg 6%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.023mg 5%
Magnesium 11mg 33mg 5%
Potassium 191mg 40mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.027mg 3%
Protein 0.9g 2.36g 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.652mg 2%
Manganese 0.134mg 0.078mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.018mg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 10mg 2%
Folate 15µg 23µg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 0.304g 2%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 1.2µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.233g 1%
Calcium 30mg 40mg 1%
Carbs 6.43g 4.89g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.86g 1%
Choline 11.1mg 6.5mg 1%
Calories 28kcal 23kcal 0%
Net carbs 4.63g 1.69g N/A
Sugar 3.8g 0.41g N/A
Zinc 0.27mg 0.32mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.063g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A

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
Caper
3
2% 5% 84% 8%
Protein: 2.36 g
Fats: 0.86 g
Carbs: 4.89 g
Water: 83.85 g
Other: 8.04 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +162.2%
Contains more FatsFats +760%
Contains more OtherOther +1048.6%
~equal in Water ~83.85g

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
Caper
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39% 11% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.063 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.304 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +950%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +473.6%

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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. Caper - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172238/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.