Yam vs. Turnip greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Differences between yam and turnip greens
- Yam has more potassium, while turnip greens has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, calcium, copper, and vitamin E.
- Turnip greens's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 304% higher.
- Turnip greens contains 54 times less choline than yam. Yam contains 16.2mg of choline, while turnip greens contains 0.3mg.
The food types used in this comparison are Yam, cooked, boiled, drained, or baked, without salt and Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.
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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.
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +230% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +42.9% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +69% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -72.4% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +22.2% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +878.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +53.8% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +66.4% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +28.6% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +111.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +34.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +13.5% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +26.7% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +5300% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +126.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +6250% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +452.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +157.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +15882.6% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +637.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin K | 2.3µg | 367.6µg | 304% |
| Vitamin A | 6µg | 381µg | 42% |
| Folate | 16µg | 118µg | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 12.1mg | 27.4mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 670mg | 203mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 137mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.152mg | 0.253mg | 11% |
| Vitamin E | 0.34mg | 1.88mg | 10% |
| Carbs | 27.48g | 4.36g | 8% |
| Calories | 116kcal | 20kcal | 5% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.228mg | 0.18mg | 4% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.095mg | 0.045mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.52mg | 0.8mg | 4% |
| Phosphorus | 49mg | 29mg | 3% |
| Choline | 16.2mg | 0.3mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.028mg | 0.072mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 3.9g | 3.5g | 2% |
| Magnesium | 18mg | 22mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 8mg | 29mg | 1% |
| Manganese | 0.371mg | 0.337mg | 1% |
| Zinc | 0.2mg | 0.14mg | 1% |
| Protein | 1.49g | 1.14g | 1% |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.552mg | 0.411mg | 1% |
| Vitamin B5 | 0.311mg | 0.274mg | 1% |
| Fats | 0.14g | 0.23g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 23.58g | 0.86g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.49g | 0.53g | N/A |
| Selenium | 0.7µg | 0.9µg | 0% |
| Saturated fat | 0.029g | 0.053g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.005g | 0.015g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 0.06g | 0.091g | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.012mg | 0.02mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.052mg | 0.063mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.05mg | 0.059mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 0.094mg | 0.105mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 0.058mg | 0.074mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.02mg | 0.026mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.069mg | 0.07mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.06mg | 0.078mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.033mg | 0.028mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
1.49 g
Fats:
0.14 g
Carbs:
27.48 g
Water:
70.13 g
Other:
0.76 g
Protein:
1.14 g
Fats:
0.23 g
Carbs:
4.36 g
Water:
93.2 g
Other:
1.07 g
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +30.7% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +530.3% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +64.3% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +32.9% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +40.8% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.029 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.005 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.06 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.053 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.015 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.091 g
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -45.3% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +200% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +51.7% |
