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Turnip vs. Ginger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between turnip and ginger

  • Turnip has more vitamin C; however, ginger is richer in copper, magnesium, potassium, and vitamin B6.
  • Turnip covers your daily vitamin C needs 18% more than ginger.
  • Ginger has 2 times less sugar than turnip. Turnip has 3.8g of sugar, while ginger has 1.7g.
  • Turnip has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of turnip is 73, while the glycemic index of ginger is 10.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Turnips, raw and Ginger root, 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.
Turnip
Turnip
1
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%
Ginger
Ginger
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 31% 4.8% 37% 23% 75% 9.3% 15% 1.7% 30% 3.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +87.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +290.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +117.3%
Contains more IronIron +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +165.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +25.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +25.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -80.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +70.9%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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
Turnip
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 70% 0% 0% 0.6% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11%
Ginger
Ginger
4
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 17% 0% 0% 5.2% 6.3% 7.8% 14% 12% 37% 0% 0.25% 8.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +320%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +60%
Contains more FolateFolate +36.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +766.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +87.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +77.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.203mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Ginger DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21mg 5mg 18%
Copper 0.085mg 0.226mg 16%
Magnesium 11mg 43mg 8%
Potassium 191mg 415mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.16mg 5%
Carbs 6.43g 17.77g 4%
Iron 0.3mg 0.6mg 4%
Manganese 0.134mg 0.229mg 4%
Calories 28kcal 80kcal 3%
Choline 11.1mg 28.8mg 3%
Protein 0.9g 1.82g 2%
Sodium 67mg 13mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.26mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.75mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 0.75g 1%
Calcium 30mg 16mg 1%
Fiber 1.8g 2g 1%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.34mg 1%
Phosphorus 27mg 34mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.025mg 1%
Folate 15µg 11µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.203g 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 0.154g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.2g 2.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 311kcal 440kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 357g 125g N/A
Net carbs 4.63g 15.77g N/A
Sugar 3.8g 1.7g N/A
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.034mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.203mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.154g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.036mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0.074mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0.057mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.013mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.045mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.073mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.03mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Turnip
Turnip
1
6% 92%
Protein: 0.9 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.43 g
Water: 91.87 g
Other: 0.7 g
Ginger
Ginger
4
2% 18% 79%
Protein: 1.82 g
Fats: 0.75 g
Carbs: 17.77 g
Water: 78.89 g
Other: 0.77 g
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +102.2%
Contains more FatsFats +650%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +176.4%
~equal in Other ~0.77g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Turnip
Turnip
1
16% 9% 76%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.011 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.053 g
Ginger
Ginger
2
40% 30% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.203 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.154 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.154 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2466.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +190.6%

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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. Ginger - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169231/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.