Turnip vs Potato (baked or cooked): Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Turnip has 28 kcal and Potato (baked or cooked) has 93 kcal, so Turnip has 70% fewer calories.

Potato (baked or cooked) has more protein (2.5 g vs 0.9 g). Potato (baked or cooked) has more carbohydrates (21.2 g vs 6.43 g). Relative to calories, Turnip is the better protein source (3.21 g vs 2.69 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Turnip - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Turnip - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Turnip
Serving size:
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one turnip (420g)cup (156g)half cup (78g)
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Dietary Fiber g
0%
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Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* 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.
Potato
Serving size:
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one potato (90g)cup (170g)half cup (85g)
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0%
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0%
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0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* 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 vs Potato 100g Compare

per 100g Turnip Potato (baked or cooked)
Calories 28 93
Carbohydrates 6.43 g 21.15 g
Fat 0.1 g 0.13 g
Dietary fiber 1.8 g 2.2 g
Protein 0.9 g 2.5 g
Calcium 30 mg 15 mg
Iron 0.3 mg 1.08 mg
Magnessium 11 mg 28 mg
Potassium 233 mg 535 mg
Sodium 39 mg 10 mg
Zink 0.27 mg 2 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.04 mg 0.064 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.03 mg 0.048 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 0.4 mg 1.41 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.09 mg 0.311 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 15 µg 0.028 µg
Vitaminium C 21 mg 9.6 mg
Vitaminium E 0.03 mg 0.04 mg
Vitaminium K 0.1 µg 0.002 µg

Less Calories in Turnip

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

Turnip has 28 kcal per 100g and potato 93 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 232%.

In turnip and in potato most calories came from carbs.

See tables below to compare turnip with potato in details.

Turnip 100g

28kcal

Calories source

  • 85% CARBS.
  • 12% PROTEIN
  • 3% FAT
Turnip calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | half cup

Potato (baked or cooked) 100g

93kcal

Calories source

  • 88% CARBS
  • 10% PROTEIN
  • 1% FAT
Potato (baked or cooked) calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | cup | half cup

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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.