How many calories are in rutabaga?

37 calories per 100g raw. A cup of cubes is 140g and 52 calories, and a whole medium root is 386g and about 143. That is a little above turnip at 34 calories per 100g and well under potato at 77 calories per 100g.

Is rutabaga the same as a turnip?

No. Rutabaga is a cross between a turnip and a cabbage: bigger, yellow-fleshed, and sweeter at 4.5g of sugar per 100g. Turnip is white inside and sharper. The nutrition lands close, 37 calories per 100g here, but rutabaga holds its shape through a long braise where turnip collapses.

Is rutabaga keto-friendly?

At 6.3g of net carbs per 100g it fits a moderate keto day but not a strict one, since a 140g cup of cubes is close to 9g. Mashed rutabaga is the usual stand-in for mashed potato on low-carb plates, and potato is 15.1g of net carbs per 100g.

How much vitamin C is in rutabaga?

Rutabaga has 25mg of vitamin C per 100g, most of what cabbage gives at 40.3mg of vitamin C per 100g and comfortably ahead of potato at 19.7mg of vitamin C per 100g. A 140g cup of cubes works out at 35mg. Boiling sends some of it into the water, so keep the liquid if soup is the destination.

Is rutabaga good for weight loss?

It is one of the cheapest ways to make a plate feel like potato for less: 37 calories per 100g against potato at 77 calories per 100g, with 2.3g of fiber per 100g. Half rutabaga and half potato in a mash is the version most people keep eating.

Why is rutabaga covered in wax?

Supermarket roots are dipped in food-grade paraffin because rutabaga loses water fast once it is out of the ground. Take it off thickly with a knife rather than a peeler; a vegetable peeler skids on it. The wax adds nothing to the 37 calories per 100g and is not meant to be eaten.

What does rutabaga taste like?

Sweeter and milder than turnip, with a faint cabbage note that comes from its half-cabbage parentage. The 4.5g of sugar per 100g caramelises well, so roasted wedges brown at the edges the way carrots do. Long cooking softens the sulphur edge, and a raw grating of it is much sharper than a cooked piece.

Can you eat rutabaga raw?

Yes, grated into a slaw, where the 4.5g of sugar per 100g reads as sweetness against the cabbage-family bite. Most people prefer it cooked. Whole and waxed it keeps a month somewhere cool and dark, so raw is always an option; once cut, wrap the face, because it dries out quickly.

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Calories in Rutabaga

USDA Verified · FDC 168454 · Sep 2026

52 calories

per 1 cup cubes (140g)

1.1g

Protein

8.6g

Carbs

0.2g

Fat

2.3g

Fiber

Per 100g raw

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