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Turnip vs. Flour — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between turnip and flour

  • Turnip has more vitamin C; however, flour is higher in vitamin B1, selenium, iron, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, manganese, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Flour covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 62% more than turnip.

Food varieties used in this article are Turnips, raw and Wheat flour, white, all-purpose, enriched, bleached.

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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%
Flour
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 9.4% 174% 48% 19% 46% 0.26% 89% 185%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +78.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more IronIron +1446.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +69.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +159.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +409%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4742.9%

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%
Flour
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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% 1.2% 0% 196% 114% 111% 26% 10% 0% 0.75% 137% 5.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1862.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1546.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1376%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +119%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +200%
Contains more FolateFolate +1120%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Choline ~10.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Flour DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.785mg 62%
Selenium 0.7µg 33.9µg 60%
Iron 0.3mg 4.64mg 54%
Folate 15µg 183µg 42%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.494mg 36%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 5.904mg 34%
Manganese 0.134mg 0.682mg 24%
Vitamin C 21mg 0mg 23%
Carbs 6.43g 76.31g 23%
Protein 0.9g 10.33g 19%
Calories 28kcal 364kcal 17%
Phosphorus 27mg 108mg 12%
Copper 0.085mg 0.144mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.438mg 5%
Fiber 1.8g 2.7g 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.044mg 4%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.7mg 4%
Sodium 67mg 2mg 3%
Magnesium 11mg 22mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 0.413g 2%
Potassium 191mg 107mg 2%
Calcium 30mg 15mg 2%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.155g 1%
Fats 0.1g 0.98g 1%
Net carbs 4.63g 73.61g N/A
Sugar 3.8g 0.27g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.3µg 0%
Choline 11.1mg 10.4mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.087g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.127mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.281mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.357mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0.71mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0.228mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.183mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.52mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.415mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.23mg 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
Flour
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10% 76% 12%
Protein: 10.33 g
Fats: 0.98 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 11.92 g
Other: 0.46 g
Contains more WaterWater +670.7%
Contains more OtherOther +52.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1047.8%
Contains more FatsFats +880%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1086.8%

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
Flour
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24% 13% 63%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.087 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.413 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1350%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +679.2%

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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. Flour - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168894/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.