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Taro vs. Turnip — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between taro and turnip

  • Taro has more vitamin E, vitamin B6, potassium, manganese, copper, fiber, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, turnip has more vitamin C.
  • Turnip's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 18% more.
  • Taro has 79 times more vitamin E than turnip. Taro has 2.38mg of vitamin E, while turnip has 0.03mg.
  • Taro is lower in sugar.
  • Turnip has a higher glycemic index than taro.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Taro, 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.
Taro
Taro
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 24% 13% 52% 21% 57% 6.3% 36% 1.4% 50% 3.8%
Turnip
Turnip
1
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 +200%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +43.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +209.4%
Contains more IronIron +83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +102.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +211.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +185.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +17.4%
~equal in Selenium ~0.7µg

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.
Taro
Taro
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 15% 0% 1.3% 48% 24% 5.8% 11% 18% 65% 0% 2.5% 17%
Turnip
Turnip
2
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 AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +7833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +137.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +214.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +900%
Contains more FolateFolate +46.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +366.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Taro Turnip DV% diff.
Vitamin C 4.5mg 21mg 18%
Vitamin E 2.38mg 0.03mg 16%
Vitamin B6 0.283mg 0.09mg 15%
Potassium 591mg 191mg 12%
Manganese 0.383mg 0.134mg 11%
Copper 0.172mg 0.085mg 10%
Fiber 4.1g 1.8g 9%
Phosphorus 84mg 27mg 8%
Carbs 26.46g 6.43g 7%
Magnesium 33mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin B1 0.095mg 0.04mg 5%
Calories 112kcal 28kcal 4%
Iron 0.55mg 0.3mg 3%
Sodium 11mg 67mg 2%
Vitamin B5 0.303mg 0.2mg 2%
Folate 22µg 15µg 2%
Protein 1.5g 0.9g 1%
Calcium 43mg 30mg 1%
Vitamin B3 0.6mg 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin K 1µg 0.1µg 1%
Choline 17.3mg 11.1mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 1.3g 3.2g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 747kcal 311kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 89g 357g N/A
Fats 0.2g 0.1g 0%
Net carbs 22.36g 4.63g N/A
Sugar 0.4g 3.8g N/A
Zinc 0.23mg 0.27mg 0%
Vitamin A 4µg 0µg 0%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.7µg 0%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.03mg 0%
Saturated fat 0.041g 0.011g 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.016g 0.006g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.083g 0.053g 0%
Tryptophan 0.023mg 0.009mg 0%
Threonine 0.069mg 0.025mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.054mg 0.036mg 0%
Leucine 0.111mg 0.033mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 0.036mg 0%
Methionine 0.02mg 0.011mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.082mg 0.017mg 0%
Valine 0.082mg 0.03mg 0%
Histidine 0.034mg 0.014mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
Taro
4
26% 71%
Protein: 1.5 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 26.46 g
Water: 70.64 g
Other: 1.2 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 +66.7%
Contains more FatsFats +100%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +311.5%
Contains more OtherOther +71.4%
Contains more WaterWater +30.1%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Taro
Taro
2
29% 11% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.041 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 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 +166.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.2%

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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. Taro - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169308/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.