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Garlic vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are garlic and turnip different?

  • Garlic has more vitamin B6, manganese, selenium, copper, phosphorus, iron, calcium, vitamin B1, vitamin C, and zinc than turnip.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for garlic is 88% higher.
  • Garlic contains 20 times more selenium than turnip. While garlic contains 14.2µg of selenium, turnip contains only 0.7µg.
  • Garlic has a lower glycemic index (30) than turnip (73).

Garlic, raw and Turnips, raw 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.
Garlic
Garlic
10
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 54% 35% 64% 100% 32% 66% 2.2% 218% 77%
Turnip
Turnip
0
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 +127.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +503.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +109.9%
Contains more IronIron +466.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +251.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +329.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +466.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -74.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1147.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1928.6%

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.
Garlic
Garlic
8
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 104% 0% 0% 1.6% 50% 25% 13% 36% 285% 0% 4.3% 2.3%
Turnip
Turnip
1
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 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +198%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1272.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1600%
Contains more FolateFolate +400%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Garlic Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 1.235mg 0.09mg 88%
Manganese 1.672mg 0.134mg 67%
Selenium 14.2µg 0.7µg 25%
Copper 0.299mg 0.085mg 24%
Iron 1.7mg 0.3mg 18%
Phosphorus 153mg 27mg 18%
Calcium 181mg 30mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.2mg 0.04mg 13%
Protein 6.36g 0.9g 11%
Vitamin C 31.2mg 21mg 11%
Carbs 33.06g 6.43g 9%
Zinc 1.16mg 0.27mg 8%
Vitamin B5 0.596mg 0.2mg 8%
Calories 149kcal 28kcal 6%
Potassium 401mg 191mg 6%
Vitamin B2 0.11mg 0.03mg 6%
Magnesium 25mg 11mg 3%
Folate 3µg 15µg 3%
Sodium 17mg 67mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.4mg 2%
Choline 23.2mg 11.1mg 2%
Fats 0.5g 0.1g 1%
Fiber 2.1g 1.8g 1%
Vitamin K 1.7µg 0.1µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.249g 0.053g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 4.3g 3.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 234kcal 311kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 67g 357g N/A
Net carbs 30.96g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 1g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin E 0.08mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.089g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.011g 0.006g 0%
Tryptophan 0.066mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.157mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.217mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.308mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.273mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.076mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.183mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.291mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.113mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
4
6% 33% 59%
Protein: 6.36 g
Fats: 0.5 g
Carbs: 33.06 g
Water: 58.58 g
Other: 1.5 g
Turnip
Turnip
1
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 +606.7%
Contains more FatsFats +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +414.2%
Contains more OtherOther +114.3%
Contains more WaterWater +56.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Garlic
Garlic
2
26% 3% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.089 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.249 g
Turnip
Turnip
1
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 +83.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +369.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.6%

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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. Garlic - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169230/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.