Turnip greens vs. Asparagus — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Significant differences between turnip greens and asparagus

Turnip greens have more vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, calcium, manganese, copper, and vitamin B6; however, asparagus is richer in iron and vitamin B1.
Turnip greens cover your daily vitamin K needs 272% more than asparagus.
Asparagus has 10 times less vitamin A than turnip greens. Turnip greens have 381µg of vitamin A, while asparagus has 38µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt and Asparagus, raw.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Turnip greens

Asparagus

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+470.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+113.3%

Contains more IronIron	+167.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+285.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+79.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+155.6%

~equal in Potassium ~202mg

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.

Turnip greens

Asparagus

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+389.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+902.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+66.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+97.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+783.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+126.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+217.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+95.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+138%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.274mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	367.6µg	41.6µg	272%
Vitamin A	381µg	38µg	38%
Vitamin C	27.4mg	5.6mg	24%
Iron	0.8mg	2.14mg	17%
Folate	118µg	52µg	17%
Calcium	137mg	24mg	11%
Manganese	0.337mg	0.158mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.143mg	8%
Copper	0.253mg	0.189mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.091mg	7%
Fiber	3.5g	2.1g	6%
Vitamin E	1.88mg	1.13mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.072mg	0.141mg	5%
Zinc	0.14mg	0.54mg	4%
Vitamin B3	0.411mg	0.978mg	4%
Phosphorus	29mg	52mg	3%
Selenium	0.9µg	2.3µg	3%
Choline	0.3mg	16mg	3%
Protein	1.14g	2.2g	2%
Magnesium	22mg	14mg	2%
Sodium	29mg	2mg	1%
Fructose		1g	1%
Calories	20kcal	20kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.7g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	175kcal	91kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	500g	500g	N/A
Fats	0.23g	0.12g	0%
Net carbs	0.86g	1.78g	N/A
Carbs	4.36g	3.88g	0%
Potassium	203mg	202mg	0%
Sugar	0.53g	1.88g	N/A
Vitamin B5	0.274mg	0.274mg	0%
Saturated fat	0.053g	0.04g	0%
Monounsaturated fat	0.015g	0g	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.091g	0.05g	0%
Tryptophan	0.02mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.063mg	0.084mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.059mg	0.075mg	0%
Leucine	0.105mg	0.128mg	0%
Lysine	0.074mg	0.104mg	0%
Methionine	0.026mg	0.031mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.07mg	0.075mg	0%
Valine	0.078mg	0.115mg	0%
Histidine	0.028mg	0.049mg	0%