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Turnip vs. Sesame — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turnip and sesame?

  • Sesame is richer than turnip in copper, iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Sesame's daily need coverage for copper is 444% more.

We used Turnips, raw and Seeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried 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.
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%
Sesame
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 251% 293% 41% 546% 1361% 211% 270% 1.4% 321% 188%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +3090.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +3150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +145%
Contains more IronIron +4750%
Contains more CopperCopper +4702.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +2770.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2229.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1735.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4814.3%

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%
Sesame
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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 0% 0% 5% 0% 198% 57% 85% 3% 182% 0% 0% 73% 14%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +300%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +733.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1877.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +723.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1028.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +777.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +546.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +130.6%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Sesame DV% diff.
Copper 0.085mg 4.082mg 444%
Iron 0.3mg 14.55mg 178%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 21.773g 145%
Manganese 0.134mg 2.46mg 101%
Calcium 30mg 975mg 95%
Phosphorus 27mg 629mg 86%
Magnesium 11mg 351mg 81%
Fats 0.1g 49.67g 76%
Zinc 0.27mg 7.75mg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.791mg 63%
Selenium 0.7µg 34.4µg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.79mg 54%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 18.759g 47%
Fiber 1.8g 11.8g 40%
Protein 0.9g 17.73g 34%
Saturated fat 0.011g 6.957g 32%
Calories 28kcal 573kcal 27%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 4.515mg 26%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Folate 15µg 97µg 21%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.247mg 17%
Potassium 191mg 468mg 8%
Carbs 6.43g 23.45g 6%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.05mg 3%
Choline 11.1mg 25.6mg 3%
Sodium 67mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.25mg 1%
Net carbs 4.63g 11.65g N/A
Sugar 3.8g 0.3g N/A
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.388mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.736mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.763mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 1.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0.569mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.586mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.94mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.99mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.522mg 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
Sesame
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18% 50% 23% 5% 4%
Protein: 17.73 g
Fats: 49.67 g
Carbs: 23.45 g
Water: 4.69 g
Other: 4.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +1858.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1870%
Contains more FatsFats +49570%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +264.7%
Contains more OtherOther +537.1%

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
Sesame
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15% 40% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.957 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 18.759 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 21.773 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +312550%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +40981.1%

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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. Sesame - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170150/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.