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Why people use it
The leafy top of the turnip plant, notable for a very high vitamin A and vitamin K content and a genuinely strong calcium and vitamin C profile for a leafy green.
- ✓Everyday leafy-green nutrition
- ✓Vitamin A, K and C intake
- ✓Traditional Southern U.S. cooking greens
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What the evidence says
Turnip greens' primary evidence base is compositional: USDA nutrient analysis shows a very high vitamin A and vitamin K content, along with meaningful vitamin C, folate and calcium, relative to a low calorie count. This describes established nutrient composition, not a clinical claim about treating or preventing a specific condition.
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Food and nutrition context
Raw turnip greens are low in calories while carrying a very high concentration of vitamin A and vitamin K, along with meaningful vitamin C, folate and calcium, relative to that calorie count. The reference panel below uses 100 g of raw turnip greens (USDA FoodData Central, FDC 170061). As with collards, boiling substantially reduces vitamin C and folate, while vitamin K is heat-stable and well preserved through cooking.
- Total fat
- 0.3 g0% DV
- Sodium
- 40 mg2% DV
- Total carbohydrate
- 7.1 g3% DV
- Dietary fiber
- 3.2 g11% DV
- Protein
- 1.5 g
- Vitamin A
- 578 mcg RAE64% DV
- Vitamin C
- 60 mg67% DV
- Vitamin K
- 251 mcg209% DV
- Folate
- 195 mcg49% DV
- Calcium
- 189 mg15% DV
- Iron
- 1.1 mg6% DV
- Potassium
- 296 mg6% DV
Percent Daily Values use current FDA adult reference values for a 2,000-calorie diet.
USDA FoodData Central, FDC 170061 ↗Source checked September 13, 2026. Values are rounded.Safety note
Know before you use it
Turnip greens are very high in vitamin K, which matters for people on warfarin or other vitamin K-sensitive blood thinners -- consistent day-to-day intake is the usual practical guidance. Like other cruciferous vegetables, raw turnip greens contain goitrogenic compounds; cooking reduces this effect, and ordinary dietary amounts are not typically a concern outside of existing thyroid disease under a doctor's care.
Sources & review
- FoodData Central: Turnip greens, raw (FDC 170061)U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Vitamin K and Coumadin (Warfarin)NIH Office of Dietary Supplements