Nutritional Value
Many animals like cattle, pigs, humans, and rabbits eat turnips. So I'm going to show you the nutritional value of that turnip you may be eating. If this is not what you're interested in I would suggest looking at the interactions between turnips and pathogens in the Diseases link.
| Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams |
Number of Data Points |
Std. Error |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proximates | ||||
| Water |
g
|
93.13
|
2
|
0
|
| Energy |
kcal
|
21
|
0
|
0
|
| Energy |
kJ
|
88
|
0
|
0
|
| Protein |
g
|
2.46
|
2
|
0
|
| Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
0.19
|
2
|
0
|
| Ash |
g
|
0.83
|
2
|
0
|
| Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
3.40
|
0
|
0
|
| Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
2.4
|
0
|
0
|
| Minerals | ||||
| Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
114
|
2
|
0
|
| Iron, Fe |
mg
|
1.63
|
2
|
0
|
| Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
| Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
| Potassium, K |
mg
|
82
|
0
|
0
|
| Sodium, Na |
mg
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
| Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
0.16
|
0
|
0
|
| Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.051
|
0
|
0
|
| Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
0.220
|
0
|
0
|
| Selenium, Se |
mcg
|
0.9
|
0
|
0
|
| Vitamins | ||||
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
|
25.8
|
2
|
0
|
| Thiamin |
mg
|
0.044
|
2
|
0
|
| Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.088
|
2
|
0
|
| Niacin |
mg
|
0.388
|
2
|
0
|
| Pantothenic acid |
mg
|
0.123
|
0
|
0
|
| Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
0.074
|
0
|
0
|
| Folate, total |
mcg
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
| Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Folate, food |
mcg
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
| Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
41
|
0
|
0
|
| Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
0
|
| Vitamin A, RAE |
mcg_RAE
|
305
|
2
|
0
|
| Retinol |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
6108
|
2
|
0
|
| Lipids | ||||
| Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
|
0.032
|
0
|
0
|
| 8:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
| 10:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0
|
| 12:0 |
g
|
0.001
|
0
|
0
|
| 14:0 |
g
|
0.001
|
0
|
0
|
| 16:0 |
g
|
0.026
|
0
|
0
|
| 18:0 |
g
|
0.004
|
0
|
0
|
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
|
0.012
|
0
|
0
|
| 16:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.005
|
0
|
0
|
| 18:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.007
|
0
|
0
|
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
|
0.088
|
0
|
0
|
| 18:2 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.023
|
0
|
0
|
| 18:3 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.065
|
0
|
0
|
| Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Amino acids | ||||
| Tryptophan |
g
|
0.037
|
0
|
0
|
| Threonine |
g
|
0.115
|
0
|
0
|
| Isoleucine |
g
|
0.119
|
0
|
0
|
| Leucine |
g
|
0.185
|
0
|
0
|
| Lysine |
g
|
0.141
|
0
|
0
|
| Methionine |
g
|
0.048
|
0
|
0
|
| Cystine |
g
|
0.024
|
0
|
0
|
| Phenylalanine |
g
|
0.121
|
0
|
0
|
| Tyrosine |
g
|
0.078
|
0
|
0
|
| Valine |
g
|
0.142
|
0
|
0
|
| Arginine |
g
|
0.128
|
0
|
0
|
| Histidine |
g
|
0.053
|
0
|
0
|
| Alanine |
g
|
0.147
|
0
|
0
|
| Aspartic acid |
g
|
0.234
|
0
|
0
|
| Glutamic acid |
g
|
0.341
|
0
|
0
|
| Glycine |
g
|
0.124
|
0
|
0
|
| Proline |
g
|
0.103
|
0
|
0
|
| Serine |
g
|
0.094
|
0
|
0
|
You can see this chart at http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/cgi-bin/list_nut_edit.pl
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