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Turnip vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turnip and soy sauce?

  • Turnip is higher in vitamin C, yet soy sauce is higher in manganese, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, potassium, and zinc.
  • Soy sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 236% more.
  • The amount of sodium in turnip is lower.
  • The glycemic index of soy sauce is lower.

We used Turnips, raw and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) 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.
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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 53% 9.9% 38% 54% 14% 24% 71% 716% 133% 2.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +97.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +40%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +572.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +127.7%
Contains more IronIron +383.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +222.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +514.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +659.7%
~equal in Calcium ~33mg

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.
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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% 0% 0% 8.3% 38% 41% 18% 34% 0% 0% 11% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +21.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +450%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +449%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.4%
Contains more CholineCholine +64.9%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~14µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Soy sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 67mg 5493mg 236%
Manganese 0.134mg 1.018mg 38%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Phosphorus 27mg 166mg 20%
Magnesium 11mg 74mg 15%
Protein 0.9g 8.14g 14%
Iron 0.3mg 1.45mg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 2.196mg 11%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.165mg 10%
Potassium 191mg 435mg 7%
Copper 0.085mg 0.043mg 5%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.87mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.148mg 4%
Fiber 1.8g 0.8g 4%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.297mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 18.3mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 0.263g 1%
Calories 28kcal 53kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.033mg 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.57g 1%
Carbs 6.43g 4.93g 1%
Net carbs 4.63g 4.13g N/A
Calcium 30mg 33mg 0%
Sugar 3.8g 0.4g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.5µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Folate 15µg 14µg 0%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.073g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.088g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.271mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.318mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0.537mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.097mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.353mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.332mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.174mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
8% 5% 71% 15%
Protein: 8.14 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 4.93 g
Water: 71.15 g
Other: 15.21 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +30.4%
Contains more WaterWater +29.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +804.4%
Contains more FatsFats +470%
Contains more OtherOther +2072.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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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
17% 21% 62%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.263 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -84.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1366.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +396.2%

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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. Soy sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174277/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.