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Turnip vs. Savoy cabbage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turnip and savoy cabbage different?

  • Savoy cabbage is higher than turnip in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, vitamin B6, and fiber.
  • Savoy cabbage covers your daily need for vitamin K, 57% more than turnip.
  • Turnip has a higher glycemic index (73) than savoy cabbage (32).

Turnips, raw and Cabbage, savoy, raw 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
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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 20% 11% 20% 15% 21% 7.4% 18% 3.7% 23% 4.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +37.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +154.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.4%
Contains more IronIron +33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -58.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +34.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +28.6%
~equal in Zinc ~0.27mg

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 103% 17% 3.4% 0% 18% 6.9% 5.6% 11% 44% 0% 172% 60% 6.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +33.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +47.6%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +68700%
Contains more FolateFolate +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +10.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.03mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.187mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Savoy cabbage DV% diff.
Vitamin K 0.1µg 68.8µg 57%
Folate 15µg 80µg 16%
Vitamin C 21mg 31mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.19mg 8%
Vitamin A 0µg 50µg 6%
Fiber 1.8g 3.1g 5%
Magnesium 11mg 28mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.07mg 3%
Copper 0.085mg 0.062mg 3%
Protein 0.9g 2g 2%
Sodium 67mg 28mg 2%
Manganese 0.134mg 0.18mg 2%
Phosphorus 27mg 42mg 2%
Iron 0.3mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0.3mg 1%
Potassium 191mg 230mg 1%
Calcium 30mg 35mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.17mg 1%
Calories 28kcal 27kcal 0%
Fats 0.1g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 4.63g 3g N/A
Carbs 6.43g 6.1g 0%
Sugar 3.8g 2.27g N/A
Zinc 0.27mg 0.27mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.9µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.03mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.187mg 0%
Choline 11.1mg 12.3mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.013g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.007g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 0.049g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.069mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.101mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0.103mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0.094mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.02mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.064mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.085mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.041mg 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
2% 6% 91%
Protein: 2 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 6.1 g
Water: 91 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +122.2%
Contains more OtherOther +14.3%
~equal in Fats ~0.1g
~equal in Carbs ~6.1g
~equal in Water ~91g

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
19% 10% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.013 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.049 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -15.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +16.7%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.049g

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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. Savoy cabbage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170388/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.