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Turnip vs. Fireweed — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turnip and fireweed different?

  • Fireweed has more manganese, vitamin A, vitamin B6, calcium, fiber, magnesium, vitamin B3, iron, copper, and folate than turnip.
  • Daily need coverage for manganese for fireweed is 286% higher.

Turnips, raw and Fireweed, leaves, raw are the varieties 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 111% 129% 44% 90% 107% 73% 46% 4.4% 874% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1318.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1330%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +158.6%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +276.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +885.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -49.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4903%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%

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
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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%
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 7.3% 60% 0% 0% 8.3% 32% 88% 81% 146% 0% 0% 84% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +854.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +356.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1068.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +578%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +602.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +646.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Fireweed DV% diff.
Manganese 0.134mg 6.704mg 286%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.632mg 42%
Calcium 30mg 429mg 40%
Magnesium 11mg 156mg 35%
Fiber 1.8g 10.6g 35%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 4.674mg 27%
Iron 0.3mg 2.4mg 26%
Copper 0.085mg 0.32mg 26%
Folate 15µg 112µg 24%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 1.356mg 23%
Zinc 0.27mg 2.66mg 22%
Vitamin C 21mg 2.2mg 21%
Vitamin A 0µg 180µg 20%
Phosphorus 27mg 108mg 12%
Potassium 191mg 494mg 9%
Protein 0.9g 4.71g 8%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.137mg 8%
Carbs 6.43g 19.22g 4%
Fats 0.1g 2.75g 4%
Calories 28kcal 103kcal 4%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.033mg 1%
Sodium 67mg 34mg 1%
Net carbs 4.63g 8.62g N/A
Sugar 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 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%

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
5% 3% 19% 71% 3%
Protein: 4.71 g
Fats: 2.75 g
Carbs: 19.22 g
Water: 70.78 g
Other: 2.54 g
Contains more WaterWater +29.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +423.3%
Contains more FatsFats +2650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +198.9%
Contains more OtherOther +262.9%

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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. Fireweed - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169399/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.