Turnip Greens

Turnip Greens are a strong flavor, similar to mustard greens, and they can be cooked by themselves or in various recipes. See more about them below.

Turnip Greens

Turnip Greens

About Turnip Greens:

Cooked turnip greens have a very robust (heavy) flavor.  They can be eaten as a side dish or cooked with other greens or veggies in various recipes.  Select turnip greens that are crisp and green and free of wilt or discolored edges.  Turnip greens are a great source of vitamin A and K, beta carotene, and lutein.  See the nutritional chart below.

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Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt

NDB No: 11569

Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion
Sample
Count
Std.
Error
1 cup, chopped
——-
144 g

Proximates

Water
g
93.20
0
134.208
Energy
kcal
20
0
28.800
Energy
kj
85
0
122.400
Protein
g
1.14
0
1.642
Total lipid (fat)
g
0.23
0
0.331
Ash
g
1.07
0
1.541
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
4.36
0
6.278
Fiber, total dietary
g
3.5
0
5.040
Sugars, total
g
0.53
0
0.763

Minerals

Calcium, Ca
mg
137
0
197.280
Iron, Fe
mg
0.80
0
1.152
Magnesium, Mg
mg
22
0
31.680
Phosphorus, P
mg
29
0
41.760
Potassium, K
mg
203
0
292.320
Sodium, Na
mg
29
0
41.760
Zinc, Zn
mg
0.14
0
0.202
Copper, Cu
mg
0.253
0
0.364
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.337
0
0.485
Selenium, Se
mcg
0.9
0
1.296

Turnip Greens Vitamins

Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
27.4
0
39.456
Thiamin
mg
0.045
0
0.065
Riboflavin
mg
0.072
0
0.104
Niacin
mg
0.411
0
0.592
Pantothenic acid
mg
0.274
0
0.395
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.180
0
0.259
Folate, total
mcg
118
0
169.920
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
0.000
Folate, food
mcg
118
0
169.920
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
118
0
169.920
Vitamin B-12
mcg
0.00
0
0.000
Vitamin A, IU
IU
7625
0
10980.000
Vitamin A, RAE
mcg_RAE
381
0
548.640
Retinol
mcg
0
0
0.000
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)
mg
1.88
0
2.707
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)
mcg
367.6
0
529.344

Lipids

Fatty acids, total saturated
g
0.053
0
0.076
4:0
g
0.000
0
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
0
0.000
8:0
g
0.001
0
0.001
10:0
g
0.001
0
0.001
12:0
g
0.001
0
0.001
14:0
g
0.002
0
0.003
16:0
g
0.041
0
0.059
18:0
g
0.007
0
0.010
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.015
0
0.022
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.011
0
0.016
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.004
0
0.006
20:1
g
0.000
0
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.091
0
0.131
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.028
0
0.040
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.064
0
0.092
18:4
g
0.000
0
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.000
0
0.000
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
0
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.000
0
0.000
Cholesterol
mg
0
0
0.000

Amino acids

Tryptophan
g
0.020
0
0.029
Threonine
g
0.063
0
0.091
Isoleucine
g
0.059
0
0.085
Leucine
g
0.105
0
0.151
Lysine
g
0.074
0
0.107
Methionine
g
0.026
0
0.037
Cystine
g
0.013
0
0.019
Phenylalanine
g
0.070
0
0.101
Tyrosine
g
0.044
0
0.063
Valine
g
0.078
0
0.112
Arginine
g
0.072
0
0.104
Histidine
g
0.028
0
0.040
Alanine
g
0.078
0
0.112
Aspartic acid
g
0.121
0
0.174
Glutamic acid
g
0.156
0
0.225
Glycine
g
0.069
0
0.099
Proline
g
0.054
0
0.078
Serine
g
0.047
0
0.068

Other

Alcohol, ethyl
g
0.0
0
0.000
Caffeine
mg
0
0
0.000
Theobromine
mg
0
0
0.000
Carotene, beta
mcg
4575
2
6588.000
Carotene, alpha
mcg
0
2
0.000
Cryptoxanthin, beta
mcg
0
2
0.000
Lycopene
mcg
0
2
0.000
Lutein + zeaxanthin
mcg
8440
2
12153.600

USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 16 (July 2003)

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