General Information
NameSwede
Scientific NameBrassica napus
DescriptionThe swede (from Swedish turnip), rutabaga, turnip, yellow turnip, or neep (Brassica napobrassica, or Brassica napus var. napobrassica, or Brassica napus subsp. rapifera) is a root vegetable that originated as a cross between the cabbage and the turnip. The roots are prepared for human food in a variety of ways, and the leaves can be eaten as a leaf vegetable. The roots and tops are also used as winter feed for livestock, when they may be fed directly, or by allowing the animals to forage the plants in the field.
Primary IDFOOD00028
Picture28
Classification
GroupVegetables
Sub-GroupRoot vegetables
Taxonomy
SuperkingdomEukaryota
KingdomViridiplantae
PhylumStreptophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderBrassicales
FamilyBrassicaceae
GenusBrassica
Speciesnapus
VarietyNot Available
ITIS ID23060
Wikipedia IDRutabaga
Composition
Compounds
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CompoundStructureContent Range AverageReference
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Macronutrients
MacronutrientContent Range AverageReference
Ash0.51000 - 600.00000 mg/100 g150.433 mg/100 gDTU, USDA
Carbohydrate5700.000 - 8600.000 mg/100 g7150.000 mg/100 gDTU
Fat100.000 - 100.000 mg/100 g100.000 mg/100 gDTU
Fiber (dietary)0.000 - 2900.000 mg/100 g1450.000 mg/100 gDTU
Proteins1000.000 - 1000.000 mg/100 g1000.000 mg/100 gDTU
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References
Content Reference— Saxholt, E., et al. 'Danish food composition databank, revision 7.' Department of Nutrition, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark (2008).
— U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.
— Rothwell JA, Pérez-Jiménez J, Neveu V, Medina-Ramon A, M'Hiri N, Garcia Lobato P, Manach C, Knox K, Eisner R, Wishart D, Scalbert A. (2013) Phenol-Explorer 3.0: a major update of the Phenol-Explorer database to incorporate data on the effects of food processing on polyphenol content. Database, 10.1093/database/bat070.
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.