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Parsnip vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between parsnip and turnip

  • Turnip has less vitamin K, manganese, folate, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and potassium.
  • Parsnip's daily need coverage for vitamin K is 19% more.
  • Parsnip has 50 times more vitamin E than turnip. Parsnip has 1.49mg of vitamin E, while turnip has 0.03mg.
  • Parsnip has a higher glycemic index than turnip.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Parsnips, raw and Turnips, raw.

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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.
Parsnip
Parsnip
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 11% 33% 22% 40% 16% 30% 1.3% 73% 9.8%
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 +163.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +96.3%
Contains more IronIron +96.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +41.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +163%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +317.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +157.1%

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 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 57% 0% 0% 30% 23% 12% 13% 36% 21% 0% 56% 50%
Turnip
Turnip
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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 EVitamin E +4866.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +75%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +22400%
Contains more FolateFolate +346.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +23.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.09mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Parsnip Turnip DV% diff.
Manganese 0.56mg 0.134mg 19%
Vitamin K 22.5µg 0.1µg 19%
Folate 67µg 15µg 13%
Fiber 4.9g 1.8g 12%
Vitamin E 1.49mg 0.03mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 0.2mg 8%
Phosphorus 71mg 27mg 6%
Potassium 375mg 191mg 5%
Vitamin C 17mg 21mg 4%
Carbs 17.99g 6.43g 4%
Magnesium 29mg 11mg 4%
Iron 0.59mg 0.3mg 4%
Copper 0.12mg 0.085mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.09mg 0.04mg 4%
Zinc 0.59mg 0.27mg 3%
Calories 75kcal 28kcal 2%
Sodium 10mg 67mg 2%
Selenium 1.8µg 0.7µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.03mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.7mg 0.4mg 2%
Choline 11.1mg 2%
Protein 1.2g 0.9g 1%
Calcium 36mg 30mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.6g 3.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 625kcal 311kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 133g 357g N/A
Fats 0.3g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 13.09g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 4.8g 3.8g N/A
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.09mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.05g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.112g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.047g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 80%
Protein: 1.2 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 17.99 g
Water: 79.53 g
Other: 0.98 g
Turnip
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
Contains more ProteinProtein +33.3%
Contains more FatsFats +200%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +179.8%
Contains more OtherOther +40%
Contains more WaterWater +15.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 54% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.05 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.112 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.047 g
Turnip
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1766.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -78%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +12.8%

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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. Parsnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170417/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.