Turnip vs. Lettuce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between turnip and lettuce?
- Turnip is higher in vitamin C and copper, yet lettuce is higher in vitamin A, vitamin K, iron, folate, and manganese.
- Lettuce's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 148% more.
- Turnip has 5 times more sugar than lettuce. While turnip has 3.8g of sugar, lettuce has only 0.78g.
- The glycemic index of lettuce is lower.
We used Turnips, raw and Lettuce, green leaf, raw types 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.
| Contains more CopperCopper | +193.1% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +50% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +16.7% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +18.2% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +20% |
| Contains more IronIron | +186.7% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -58.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +86.6% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +128.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +49.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +633.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +75% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +166.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +126200% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +153.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +22.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
 |
DV% diff. |
| Vitamin K | 0.1µg | 126.3µg | 105% |
| Vitamin A | 0µg | 370µg | 41% |
| Vitamin C | 21mg | 9.2mg | 13% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 0.86mg | 7% |
| Folate | 15µg | 38µg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.085mg | 0.029mg | 6% |
| Manganese | 0.134mg | 0.25mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.03mg | 0.08mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.04mg | 0.07mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 67mg | 28mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1.8g | 1.3g | 2% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.2mg | 0.134mg | 1% |
| Protein | 0.9g | 1.36g | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0.22mg | 1% |
| Calories | 28kcal | 15kcal | 1% |
| Fructose | 0.43g | 1% | |
| Zinc | 0.27mg | 0.18mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 36mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 6.43g | 2.87g | 1% |
| Fats | 0.1g | 0.15g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 4.63g | 1.57g | N/A |
| Magnesium | 11mg | 13mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 191mg | 194mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 3.8g | 0.78g | N/A |
| Phosphorus | 27mg | 29mg | 0% |
| Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.6µg | 0% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.4mg | 0.375mg | 0% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.09mg | 0.09mg | 0% |
| Choline | 11.1mg | 13.6mg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.011g | 0.02g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.006g | 0.006g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.053g | 0.082g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.009mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.025mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.036mg | 0.084mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.033mg | 0.079mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.036mg | 0.084mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.011mg | 0.016mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.017mg | 0.055mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.03mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.014mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +124% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +51.1% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +50% |
~equal in
Water
~94.98g
~equal in
Other
~0.64g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -45% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +54.7% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.006g
