Nutrition
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 84 kJ (20 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 4.4 g |
| - Dietary fiber | 3.5 g |
| Fat | 0.2 g |
| Protein | 1.1 g |
| Vitamin A equiv. | 381 μg (48%) |
| Folate (vit. B9) | 118 μg (30%) |
| Vitamin C | 27 mg (33%) |
| Vitamin K | 368 μg (350%) |
| Calcium | 137 mg (14%) |
| cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. |
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| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 92 kJ (22 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 5.1 g |
| - Sugars | 3.0 |
| - Dietary fiber | 2.0 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Protein | 0.7 g |
| Thiamine (vit. B1) | .027 mg (2%) |
| Riboflavin (vit. B2) | .023 mg (2%) |
| Niacin (vit. B3) | .299 mg (2%) |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | .142 mg (3%) |
| Vitamin B6 | .067 mg (5%) |
| Folate (vit. B9) | 9 μg (2%) |
| Vitamin C | 11.6 mg (14%) |
| Calcium | 33 mg (3%) |
| Iron | .18 mg (1%) |
| Magnesium | 9 mg (3%) |
| Manganese | .071 mg (3%) |
| Phosphorus | 26 mg (4%) |
| Potassium | 177 mg (4%) |
| Sodium | 16 mg (1%) |
| Zinc | .12 mg (1%) |
| cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. |
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The turnip's root is high only in vitamin C. The green leaves of the turnip top ("turnip greens") are a good source of vitamin A, folate, vitamin C, vitamin K and calcium. Turnip greens are high in lutein (8.5 mg / 100g).
One medium raw turnip (122g) contains the following nutritional information according to the USDA:
- Calories : 34
- Fat: 0.12
- Carbohydrates: 7.84
- Fibers: 2.2
- Protein: 1.10
- Cholesterol: 0
Like rutabaga, turnip contains bitter cyanoglucosides that release small amounts of cyanide. Sensitivity to the bitterness of these cyanoglucosides is controlled by a paired gene. Subjects who have inherited two copies of the "sensitive" gene find turnips twice as bitter as those who have two "insensitive" genes, and thus may find turnips and other cyanoglucoside-containing foods intolerably bitter.
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