Swede (vegetable)
| Rutabaga | |
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Rutabaga
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| Species | Brassica napus |
| Cultivar group | Napobrassica Group |
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 157 kJ (38 kcal) |
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8.62 g
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| Sugars | 4.46 g |
| Dietary fiber | 2.3 g |
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0.16 g
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1.08 g
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| Vitamins | |
| Thiamine (B1) |
(8%)
0.09 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(3%)
0.04 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(5%)
0.7 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
(3%)
0.16 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
(8%)
0.1 mg |
| Folate (B9) |
(5%)
21 μg |
| Vitamin C |
(30%)
25 mg |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium |
(4%)
43 mg |
| Iron |
(3%)
0.44 mg |
| Magnesium |
(6%)
20 mg |
| Manganese |
(6%)
0.131 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(8%)
53 mg |
| Potassium |
(6%)
305 mg |
| Zinc |
(3%)
0.24 mg |
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
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The rutabaga (from an old Swedish dialectal word), swede (from Swedish 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 consumption 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 , when they may be fed directly, or by allowing the animals to forage the plants in the field. Various European countries have a tradition of carving them into lanterns at halloween.
Rutabaga has many national and regional names. Rutabaga is the common North American term for the plant. This comes from the old Swedish dialectal word rotabagge, from rot (root) + bagge (short, stumpy object; probably related to bag). In the U.S., the plant is also known as Swedish turnip or yellow turnip. The term swede is used instead of rutabaga in many Commonwealth Nations, including much of England, Australia, and New Zealand. The name turnip is also used in parts of Northern and Midland England, the West Country (particularly Cornwall), Ireland, the Isle of Man, Manitoba, Ontario and Atlantic Canada. In Wales, according to region it is variously known as maip, rwden, erfin, swedsen or swejen in Welsh and as swede or turnip in English. In Scotland, it is known as turnip, and in Scots as tumshie or neep (from Old English næp, Latin napus). Some areas of south east Scotland, such as Berwickshire and Roxburghshire, still use the term baigie, possibly a derivative of the original Swedish rutabaga. The term turnip is also used for the white turnip (Brassica rapa ssp rapa). Some will also refer to both swede and (white) turnip as just turnip (this word is also derived from næp). In North-East England, turnips and swedes are colloquially called snadgers, snaggers (archaic) or narkies. Rutabaga is also known as a ‘moot’ in the Isle of Man and the Manx Gaelic for turnip is ‘napin’.
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