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Turnip vs. Potato salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turnip and potato salad different?

  • Turnip is richer in vitamin C, while potato salad is higher in vitamin B5, selenium, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Potato salad covers your daily need for cholesterol, 23% more than turnip.
  • Turnip contains 2 times more vitamin C than potato salad. Turnip contains 21mg of vitamin C, while potato salad contains 10mg.
  • Turnip is lower in sodium.
  • Turnip has a higher glycemic index (73) than potato salad (45).

Turnips, raw and Potato salad, home-prepared types were 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
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 11% 5.7% 22% 24% 39% 8.5% 22% 69% 13% 22%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +57.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +32.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +33%
Contains more IronIron +116.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +38.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +14.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +92.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +485.7%

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
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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 33% 11% 0% 0% 19% 14% 17% 32% 33% 0% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +110%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +114.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +92.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +167%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +56.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Potato salad DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 3.737g 25%
Cholesterol 0mg 68mg 23%
Sodium 67mg 529mg 20%
Fats 0.1g 8.2g 12%
Vitamin C 21mg 10mg 12%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.534mg 7%
Calories 28kcal 143kcal 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 2.48g 6%
Saturated fat 0.011g 1.429g 6%
Selenium 0.7µg 4.1µg 6%
Iron 0.3mg 0.65mg 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 52mg 4%
Protein 0.9g 2.68g 4%
Vitamin A 0µg 32µg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.141mg 4%
Copper 0.085mg 0.118mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.077mg 3%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.89mg 3%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Fiber 1.8g 1.3g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.06mg 2%
Carbs 6.43g 11.17g 2%
Folate 15µg 7µg 2%
Potassium 191mg 254mg 2%
Magnesium 11mg 15mg 1%
Manganese 0.134mg 0.101mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 4.63g 9.87g N/A
Sugar 3.8g N/A
Zinc 0.27mg 0.31mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.042mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.116mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.141mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0.202mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0.171mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.066mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.135mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.062mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Turnip
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
3% 8% 11% 76% 2%
Protein: 2.68 g
Fats: 8.2 g
Carbs: 11.17 g
Water: 76 g
Other: 1.95 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +197.8%
Contains more FatsFats +8100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +73.7%
Contains more OtherOther +178.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Turnip
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
19% 32% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.429 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.48 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.737 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +41233.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +6950.9%

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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. Potato salad - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169269/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.