How Many Calories in Turnips?

If you would like to find out how many calories are in turnips and turnip greens then you have certainly comes to the right page. This is a simple guide to both the nutritional values and the calories that both parts of the turnip vegetable contain.

How many calories in a turnip?

Let's first of all look at how many calories are in a turnip.

In a 160 g boiled turnip there are 35 calories

Turnip calories by weight

In 1 oz of boiled turnip there are 6 calories
In 100 g of boiled turnip there are 22 calories

How many calories in turnip greens?

Let's now look at turnip green calories.

In a 144 g cup of boiled turnip greens there are 29 calories
In 1 oz of boiled turnip greens there are 6 calories
In 100 g of turnip greens there are 20 calories

We hope that the information on the calories turnips contain has been sufficient to your needs. If you want to find out all about the many nutritional benefits of turnip greens and turnips, please carry on to the next section.

Turnip and turnip greens nutrition facts

The following turnip nutrition facts are based upon 100 g / 3.5 oz of boiled turnip. The more nutritious aspect of the turnip are the turnips greens, their nutritional values are highlighted further down the page.

Vitamin A - 0.0 IU
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) - 0.0 milligrams
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) - 0.0 milligrams
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) - 0.3 milligrams
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) - 0.2 milligrams
Vitamin B6 - 0.1 milligrams
Vitamin B9 (Folate) - 9.0 micrograms
Vitamin B12 - 0.0 micrograms
Vitamin C - 11.6 milligrams (an impressive 19% of your RDA)
Vitamin E- 0.0 milligrams
Vitamin K - 0.1 micrograms
Choline - 8.7 milligrams

Calcium - 33.0 milligrams
Copper - 0.0 milligrams
Iron - 0.2 milligrams
Magnesium - 9.0 milligrams
Manganese - 0.1 milligrams
Phosphorus - 26.0 milligrams
Potassium - 26.0 milligrams
Selenium - 0.2 micrograms
Sodium - 16.0 milligrams
Zinc - 0.1 milligrams

Protein - 0.7 g
Dietary Fiber - 2.0 g
Carbohydrates - 5.1 g
Water - 93.6 g
Total fats - 0.1 g
Sugars - 3.0 g

The following turnip greens nutrition facts are based upon 100g / 3.5 oz of turnip greens.

Vitamin A - 7626 IU (an amazing 153% of your RDA)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) - 0.0 milligrams
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) - 0.1 milligrams
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) - 0.4 milligrams
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) - 0.3 milligrams
Vitamin B6 - 0.2 milligrams
Vitamin B9 (Folate) - 118 micrograms
Vitamin B12 - 0.0 micrograms
Vitamin C - 27.4 milligrams (an impressive 46% of your RDA)
Vitamin E- 1.9 milligrams
Vitamin K - 368 micrograms (a huge 459% of the total you need in a day)
Choline - 0.3 milligrams

Calcium - 137 milligrams (a useful 14% of your recommended daily allowance)
Copper - 0.3 milligrams
Iron - 0.8 milligrams
Magnesium - 22.0 milligrams
Manganese - 0.3 milligrams (an amazing 17% of your RDA)
Phosphorus - 29.0 milligrams
Potassium - 203 milligrams
Selenium - 0.9 micrograms
Sodium - 29.0 milligrams
Zinc - 0.1 milligrams

Protein - 1.1 g
Dietary Fiber - 3.5 g (a notable 14% of your RDA)
Carbohydrates - 4.4 g
Water - 93.2 g
Total fats - 0.2 g
Sugars - 0.5 g

If you want to find out more about the vitamins and minerals that feature in the above list, such as the various other foods that contain them, and the purpose that they fulfill in keeping your body healthy, please take a look at our vitamins and minerals menu.

Are turnips good for you?

So you have read the various nutritional values of both turnips and turnip greens, but are they good for you? It is plain to see that there are many more nutritional benefits when it comes to turnip greens, due to their huge content of vitamins and K, as well as a good dose of fiber, calcium and manganese.

Turnips themselves don't offer too many nutritional benefits, a fairly good source of vitamin C but other than that just traces of the various other nutrients. Neither turnips of turnip greens contain any cholesterol, and they both have barely any sugar or fat in either, so are undoubtedly combine to be a vegetable that is very good for you.

Further information

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