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Turnip vs. Horse meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between turnip and horse meat

  • Turnip has more vitamin C; however, horse meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and copper.
  • Horse meat covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 132% more than turnip.
  • Horse meat contains 11 times less vitamin C than turnip. Turnip contains 21mg of vitamin C, while horse meat contains 2mg.
  • The glycemic index of turnip is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Turnips, raw and Game meat, horse, cooked, roasted.

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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 18% 2.4% 33% 189% 57% 104% 106% 7.2% 2.9% 74%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +275%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +509.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +127.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +98.4%
Contains more IronIron +1576.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +101.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +1314.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +814.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -17.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1828.6%

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 6.7% 0% 0% 0% 25% 28% 91% 0% 76% 395% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +950%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +150%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1110%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Horse meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0µg 3.16µg 132%
Iron 0.3mg 5.03mg 59%
Protein 0.9g 28.14g 54%
Zinc 0.27mg 3.82mg 32%
Phosphorus 27mg 247mg 31%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 4.84mg 28%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Selenium 0.7µg 13.5µg 23%
Vitamin C 21mg 2mg 21%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.33mg 18%
Copper 0.085mg 0.171mg 10%
Fats 0.1g 6.05g 9%
Saturated fat 0.011g 1.9g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.12mg 7%
Calories 28kcal 175kcal 7%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Potassium 191mg 379mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 2.12g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 0.85g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.1mg 5%
Manganese 0.134mg 0.022mg 5%
Folate 15µg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 4%
Magnesium 11mg 25mg 3%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Carbs 6.43g 0g 2%
Calcium 30mg 8mg 2%
Sodium 67mg 55mg 1%
Net carbs 4.63g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.349mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 1.262mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 1.334mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 2.232mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 2.398mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.623mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 1.157mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 1.458mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 1.081mg 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
28% 6% 64% 2%
Protein: 28.14 g
Fats: 6.05 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.98 g
Other: 1.83 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +43.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +3026.7%
Contains more FatsFats +5950%
Contains more OtherOther +161.4%

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.12 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.85 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +35233.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1503.8%

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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. Horse meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175087/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.