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Zucchini vs. Turnip greens — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between zucchini and turnip greens?

  • Turnip greens has more vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, copper, calcium, vitamin E, vitamin C, fiber, manganese, and iron than zucchini.
  • Turnip greens's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 303% higher.

We used Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw and Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt types in this comparison.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 4.8% 23% 14% 18% 8.7% 16% 1% 23% 1.1%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 41% 18% 30% 84% 3.8% 12% 3.8% 44% 4.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +128.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +31%
Contains less SodiumSodium -72.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +756.3%
Contains more IronIron +116.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +377.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +90.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +350%

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.
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 60% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 11% 22% 8.5% 12% 38% 0% 11% 18% 5.2%
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 91% 127% 38% 0% 11% 17% 7.7% 16% 42% 0% 919% 89% 0.16%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +30.6%
Contains more CholineCholine +3066.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +53.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3710%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +34.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +8448.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +391.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.045mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~0.411mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Zucchini Turnip greens DV% diff.
Vitamin K 4.3µg 367.6µg 303%
Vitamin A 10µg 381µg 41%
Folate 24µg 118µg 24%
Copper 0.053mg 0.253mg 22%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.88mg 12%
Calcium 16mg 137mg 12%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 27.4mg 11%
Fiber 1g 3.5g 10%
Manganese 0.177mg 0.337mg 7%
Iron 0.37mg 0.8mg 5%
Zinc 0.32mg 0.14mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.094mg 0.072mg 2%
Potassium 261mg 203mg 2%
Choline 9.5mg 0.3mg 2%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Vitamin B5 0.204mg 0.274mg 1%
Phosphorus 38mg 29mg 1%
Sodium 8mg 29mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 22mg 1%
Selenium 0.2µg 0.9µg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.163mg 0.18mg 1%
Calories 17kcal 20kcal 0%
Protein 1.21g 1.14g 0%
Fats 0.32g 0.23g 0%
Carbs 3.11g 4.36g 0%
Net carbs 2.11g 0.86g N/A
Sugar 2.5g 0.53g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.045mg 0%
Vitamin B3 0.451mg 0.411mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.084g 0.053g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.015g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.091g 0.091g 0%
Tryptophan 0.01mg 0.02mg 0%
Threonine 0.029mg 0.063mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.044mg 0.059mg 0%
Leucine 0.071mg 0.105mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.074mg 0%
Methionine 0.018mg 0.026mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.043mg 0.07mg 0%
Valine 0.054mg 0.078mg 0%
Histidine 0.026mg 0.028mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.061g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.03g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 3.11 g
Water: 94.79 g
Other: 0.57 g
4% 93%
Protein: 1.14 g
Fats: 0.23 g
Carbs: 4.36 g
Water: 93.2 g
Other: 1.07 g
Contains more FatsFats +39.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +40.2%
Contains more OtherOther +87.7%
~equal in Protein ~1.14g
~equal in Water ~93.2g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
45% 6% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
33% 9% 57%
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 -36.9%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +36.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.091g

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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. Zucchini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169291/nutrients
  2. Turnip greens - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170466/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.