Comparing Nutrients in 100 calories CarrotsVS Turnips
Weight per 100 calories
Carrots
244g
Turnips
357g
Carrots have 1.5 times more energy per 100g than Turnips. It has low energy density when compared to other foods. Raw Turnips having very low energy density.
Discover which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Carrots or Turnips?
Discover which food has more nutrients per 100 calories - Carrots or Turnips?
Lets compare vitamin content per 100 calories of Carrots vs Turnips:
100 calories of Carrots have more Vitamin A, 1.3 times more Vitamin B2, 1.7 times more Vitamin B3, 15 times more Vitamin E and 90.1 times more Vitamin K than Turnips.
While 100 kcal of Raw Turnips contain 5.2 times more Vitamin C than Raw Carrots.
Both Carrots and Turnips provide similar amounts of Vitamin B1, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B9 per 100 calories.
100 calories of Turnips have insufficient amounts of Vitamin A, Vitamin E and Vitamin K
Both Raw Carrots as well as Raw Turnips have insufficient amounts of Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D in 100 calories.
Comparing minerals per 100 calories for Carrots vs Turnips:
100 kcal of Raw Turnips contain 1.3 times more Calcium, 2.8 times more Copper, 1.5 times more Iron, 1.3 times more Magnesium, 1.4 times more Manganese, 10.3 times more Selenium, 1.4 times more Sodium, 1.6 times more Zinc and 1.5 times more Water than Raw Carrots.
Both Carrots and Turnips contain similar levels of Phosphorus and Potassium per 100 calories.
100 calories of Carrots lack sufficient amounts of Selenium
Comparison of macro-nutrients per 100 calories:
100 kcal of Raw Turnips contain 29.3 times more Omega 3 and 1.4 times more Protein than Raw Carrots.
Both Carrots and Turnips offer comparable quantities of Energy, Carbohydrate, Sugars and Fiber per 100 calories.
100 calories of Carrots provide inadequate amounts of Omega 3
Both Raw Carrots as well as Raw Turnips provide inadequate amounts of Omega 6 in 100 calories.