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Turnip vs. Corn — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between turnip and corn

  • Turnip has more vitamin C; however, corn has more vitamin B5, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and protein.
  • Turnip's daily need coverage for vitamin C is 17% more.
  • Turnip has 10 times more calcium than corn. Turnip has 30mg of calcium, while corn has 3mg.
  • Turnip has a higher glycemic index than corn.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Turnips, raw and Corn, sweet, yellow, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt.

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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.
Turnip
Turnip
3
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%
Corn
Corn
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 0.9% 19% 17% 16% 17% 33% 0.13% 22% 1.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +900%
Contains more CopperCopper +73.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +250%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +136.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.1%
Contains more IronIron +50%
Contains more ZincZinc +129.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +185.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +24.6%

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
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%
Corn
Corn
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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 18% 0% 4.3% 1.8% 23% 13% 32% 48% 32% 0% 1% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +281.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +132.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +90%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +320.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +296%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +300%
Contains more FolateFolate +53.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turnip Corn DV% diff.
Vitamin C 21mg 5.5mg 17%
Vitamin B5 0.2mg 0.792mg 12%
Vitamin B3 0.4mg 1.683mg 8%
Phosphorus 27mg 77mg 7%
Protein 0.9g 3.41g 5%
Carbs 6.43g 20.98g 5%
Magnesium 11mg 26mg 4%
Copper 0.085mg 0.049mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.04mg 0.093mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.09mg 0.139mg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.053g 0.603g 4%
Calories 28kcal 96kcal 3%
Calcium 30mg 3mg 3%
Zinc 0.27mg 0.62mg 3%
Starch 7.17g 3%
Sodium 67mg 1mg 3%
Choline 11.1mg 29.1mg 3%
Fats 0.1g 1.5g 2%
Iron 0.3mg 0.45mg 2%
Fiber 1.8g 2.4g 2%
Vitamin B2 0.03mg 0.057mg 2%
Folate 15µg 23µg 2%
Potassium 191mg 218mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 13µg 1%
Manganese 0.134mg 0.167mg 1%
Selenium 0.7µg 0.2µg 1%
Saturated fat 0.011g 0.197g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.006g 0.374g 1%
Fructose 0.79g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 3.2g 3.6g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 311kcal 282kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 357g 104g N/A
Net carbs 4.63g 18.58g N/A
Sugar 3.8g 4.54g N/A
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0.09mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0.4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.009mg 0.023mg 0%
Threonine 0.025mg 0.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.036mg 0.133mg 0%
Leucine 0.033mg 0.358mg 0%
Lysine 0.036mg 0.141mg 0%
Methionine 0.011mg 0.069mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.017mg 0.155mg 0%
Valine 0.03mg 0.191mg 0%
Histidine 0.014mg 0.091mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Corn
Corn
3
3% 21% 73%
Protein: 3.41 g
Fats: 1.5 g
Carbs: 20.98 g
Water: 73.41 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more WaterWater +25.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +278.9%
Contains more FatsFats +1400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +226.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Corn
Corn
2
17% 32% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.197 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.374 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.603 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +6133.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1037.7%

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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. Turnip - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170465/nutrients
  2. Corn - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169999/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.