newbie confusion!!

[itsme12i]

hi..I'm Lori and starting today....

I bought rutabagas because turnips are on the "acceptable list", but then I read a sticky that said rutabagas are not induction friendly...

aren't rutabagas and turnips the same ??

if not... what is the difference? (nutritionally)

Thanks!!

[MrsBrittney]

Re: newbie confusion!!

I looked this up on my favorite place ever: www.CalorieKing.com

Rutabagas ARE a turnip but it looks like it may be quite starchy at 2.3 carbs an ounce.

Then I looked up just your basic turnip and it shows it only 1.8 carbs an ounce.

Close but perhaps they just add up to be far more starchy when you utilize an average portion??

[Grant]

Re: newbie confusion!!

From icangarden.com;

"Also last week, Ann Kiel of Saskatchewan (I was able to ascertain at least the province from her e-mail ad-dress!) posed this interesting question: “What is the difference between rutabaga and turnip? Do they both need frost to have the sweet taste?”

Well Ann, that is a very good question; I know many people think they are one and the same. They are not!

It seems to me that since I was a kid, I’ve always noted more rutabaga in grocery stores and fruit veg markets than turnips. First, let’s note that they are related: rutabaga is Brassica napus napobrassica and turnip is Brassica rapa. Some think the rutabaga was developed from a cross of a turnip and a cabbage (Brassica oleracea). Second, rutabaga is a much larger root vegetable than turnip. The former averages at least 15 cm (6 in.) in diameter; whereas the latter is usually from 5 to 10 cm in diameter. Third, although both vegetables show a purple colour at the top of the bulbous storage root, the interior flesh varies substantially with the large rutabaga being yellow-orange and the smaller turnip being white.

There are also nutritional differences, which may or may not be of greater importance with the current emphasis on lower carb intake. Rutabaga has about 1/3 the carbs of potato, but turnip has an even a lower carb count.

Regarding your question whether both require frost to gain sweetness; that is certainly true in the case of rutabaga. They need 100 to 110 days for maturity and can be stored for up to six months after harvest. The turnip is different. It may either be harvested about a month after planting out when they are young and smooth, or they may be left for two to 2½ months and then dug. The mature turnips may be kept in a cooler for up to two weeks with the foliage attached, or if the foliage is cut off at harvesting, they too may be kept for up to six months."

[itsme12i]

Re: newbie confusion!!

I looked this up on my favorite place ever: www.CalorieKing.com

Rutabagas ARE a turnip but it looks like it may be quite starchy at 2.3 carbs an ounce.

Then I looked up just your basic turnip and it shows it only 1.8 carbs an ounce.

Close but perhaps they just add up to be far more starchy when you utilize an average portion??

yes...I can see why...at .5 carbs per ounce that would be 4 carbs per cup...on a 20 carb allowance per that's alot of carbs!!!

guess I'll go buy some turnips (love them btw) I ca save the rutabagas for later...

thanks alot!!