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Cauliflower vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cauliflower and turnip different?

  • Cauliflower is higher in vitamin C, vitamin K, folate, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and choline; however, turnip is richer in copper.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin C for cauliflower is 30% higher.
  • Cauliflower contains 155 times more vitamin K than turnip. While cauliflower contains 15.5µg of vitamin K, turnip contains only 0.1µg.
  • Cauliflower has less sugar.

Cauliflower, raw and Turnips, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 6.6% 26% 16% 13% 7.4% 19% 3.9% 20% 3.3%
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +56.5%
Contains more IronIron +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63%
Contains less SodiumSodium -55.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +36.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +117.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.7%
~equal in Zinc ~0.27mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 161% 0% 0% 1.6% 13% 14% 9.5% 40% 42% 0% 39% 43%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 70% 0% 0% 0.6% 10% 6.9% 7.5% 12% 21% 0% 0.25% 11%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +129.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +233.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +104.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +15400%
Contains more FolateFolate +280%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Cauliflower Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 48.2mg 21mg 30%
Vitamin K 15.5µg 0.1µg 13%
Folate 57µg 15µg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.667mg 0.2mg 9%
Vitamin B6 0.184mg 0.09mg 7%
Choline 44.3mg 11.1mg 6%
Copper 0.039mg 0.085mg 5%
Potassium 299mg 191mg 3%
Protein 1.92g 0.9g 2%
Iron 0.42mg 0.3mg 2%
Phosphorus 44mg 27mg 2%
Sodium 30mg 67mg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.06mg 0.03mg 2%
Magnesium 15mg 11mg 1%
Calcium 22mg 30mg 1%
Fiber 2g 1.8g 1%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.134mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.05mg 0.04mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.507mg 0.4mg 1%
Saturated fat 0.13g 0.011g 1%
Fructose 0.97g 1%
Omega-3 (ALA) 0.015g 1%
Calories 25kcal 28kcal 0%
Protein per 100 calories 7.7g 3.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 130kcal 311kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 400g 357g N/A
Fats 0.28g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 2.97g 4.63g N/A
Carbs 4.97g 6.43g 0%
Sugar 1.91g 3.8g N/A
Zinc 0.27mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.03mg 0%
Selenium 0.6µg 0.7µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.034g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.031g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.02mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.076mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.071mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.106mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.217mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.065mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.125mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.056mg 0.014mg 0%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) 0.013g 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 5% 92%
Protein: 1.92 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 4.97 g
Water: 92.07 g
Other: 0.76 g
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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
Contains more ProteinProtein +113.3%
Contains more FatsFats +180%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +29.4%
~equal in Water ~91.87g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
67% 17% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.13 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.034 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.031 g
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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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +466.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +71%

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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. Cauliflower - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169986/nutrients
  2. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/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.