Spinach vs Turnip: Which Has More Calories?


Per 100 g, Spinach has 23 kcal and Turnip has 28 kcal, so Spinach has 18% fewer calories.

Spinach has more protein (2.86 g vs 0.9 g). Turnip has more carbohydrates (6.43 g vs 3.63 g). Relative to calories, Spinach is the better protein source (12.4 g vs 3.21 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Spinach - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Spinach - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Spinach
Serving size:
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handful (28g)tablespoon (5g)cup (30g)half cup (15g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Turnip
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one turnip (420g)cup (156g)half cup (78g)
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Spinach vs Turnip 100g Compare


per 100gSpinachTurnip
Calories23 28
Carbohydrates3.63 g6.43 g
Fat0.39 g0.1 g
Dietary fiber2.2 g1.8 g
Protein2.86 g0.9 g
Calcium99 mg30 mg
Iron2.71 mg0.3 mg
Magnessium79 mg11 mg
Potassium558 mg233 mg
Sodium79 mg39 mg
Zink0.53 mg0.27 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.078 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.189 mg0.03 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.724 mg0.4 mg
Vitaminium B50.065 mg0.2 mg
Vitaminium B60.195 mg0.09 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)194 µg15 µg
Vitaminium C28.1 mg21 mg
Vitaminium E2.03 mg0.03 mg
Vitaminium K482.9 µg0.1 µg

Less Calories in Spinach

At first glance, you can see that in spinach is less calories than in turnip.

Spinach has 23 kcal per 100g and turnip 28 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 22%.

In spinach and in turnip most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare spinach with turnip in details.

Spinach 100g

23kcal

Calories source

  • 49% CARBS.
  • 39% PROTEIN
  • 12% FAT

Turnip 100g

28kcal

Calories source

  • 85% CARBS
  • 12% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT

About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.