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Turnip vs. Pigeon pea raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between turnip and pigeon pea raw

  • Turnip has more vitamin C; however, pigeon pea raw is higher in folate, copper, manganese, iron, fiber, vitamin B1, phosphorus, magnesium, and potassium.
  • Pigeon pea raw covers your daily folate needs 110% more than turnip.
  • The glycemic index of turnip is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Turnips, raw and Pigeon peas (red gram), mature seeds, 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
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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 131% 39% 123% 196% 352% 75% 157% 2.2% 234% 45%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1563.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +628.8%
Contains more IronIron +1643.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1143.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +922.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1259.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1236.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1071.4%

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%
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 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 161% 43% 56% 76% 65% 0% 0% 342% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1507.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +523.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +641.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +533%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2940%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Pigeon pea raw DV% diff.
Folate 15µg 456µg 110%
Copper 0.085mg 1.057mg 108%
Manganese 0.134mg 1.791mg 72%
Iron 0.3mg 5.23mg 62%
Fiber 1.8g 15g 53%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.643mg 50%
Phosphorus 27mg 367mg 49%
Protein 0.9g 21.7g 42%
Magnesium 11mg 183mg 41%
Potassium 191mg 1392mg 35%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Zinc 0.27mg 2.76mg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 1.266mg 21%
Carbs 6.43g 62.78g 19%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.965mg 16%
Calories 28kcal 343kcal 16%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.283mg 15%
Selenium 0.7µg 8.2µg 14%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.187mg 12%
Calcium 30mg 130mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 0.814g 5%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Sodium 67mg 17mg 2%
Fats 0.1g 1.49g 2%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.33g 1%
Net carbs 4.63g 47.78g N/A
Sugar 3.8g N/A
Vitamin A 0µg 1µg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.012g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.212mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.785mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 1.521mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.243mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 1.858mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.937mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.774mg 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
22% 63% 11% 3%
Protein: 21.7 g
Fats: 1.49 g
Carbs: 62.78 g
Water: 10.59 g
Other: 3.44 g
Contains more WaterWater +767.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2311.1%
Contains more FatsFats +1390%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +876.4%
Contains more OtherOther +391.4%

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
29% 70%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.012 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.814 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +100%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1435.8%

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. Pigeon pea raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172436/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.