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Turnip vs. Sunflower oil — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turnip and sunflower oil different?

  • Turnip is higher in vitamin C, copper, fiber, vitamin B6, manganese, and potassium; however, sunflower oil is richer in vitamin E.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin E for sunflower oil is 274% higher.
  • Turnip has less saturated fat.
  • Sunflower oil has a lower glycemic index (0) than turnip (73).

Turnips, raw and Oil, sunflower, linoleic, (partially hydrogenated) are the varieties 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
9
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more IronIron +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -100%

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
8
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% 822% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 14% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +136833.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5300%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Sunflower oil DV% diff.
Vitamin E 0.03mg 41.08mg 274%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 36.4g 242%
Fats 0.1g 100g 154%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 46.2g 115%
Saturated fat 0.011g 13g 59%
Calories 28kcal 884kcal 43%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Copper 0.085mg 0mg 9%
Fiber 1.8g 0g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0mg 7%
Manganese 0.134mg 0mg 6%
Potassium 191mg 0mg 6%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 5.4µg 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0mg 4%
Folate 15µg 0µg 4%
Iron 0.3mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0mg 3%
Calcium 30mg 0mg 3%
Sodium 67mg 0mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 0mg 3%
Protein 0.9g 0g 2%
Carbs 6.43g 0g 2%
Zinc 0.27mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Selenium 0.7µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 4.63g 0g N/A
Sugar 3.8g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0mg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 100 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +99900%

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
14% 48% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 46.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 36.4 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +769900%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +68579.2%

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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. Sunflower oil - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172328/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.