Turnips

Commodity Overview

Turnips may not be the driver of the most sales in the produce department, but their influence is growing. Shoppers are discovering the taste and health benefits of the root vegetable. Keep turnip tops on to create a fresh-from-the-farm look to your display.

PLUs

4809 baby
4810 bunch/banded
4811 purple top
4812 white
4095 yellow

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Facts

While many consumers may not be familiar with the taste of turnips, they do offer some great health benefits. Turnips contain vitamin C, which can boost the immune system and help fight cancer. As a fat-free, cholesterol-free food, turnips can be an important part of a healthy diet that will boost the immune system and ward off disease. Those with thyroid conditions should check with their doctor before eating turnips as turnips contain a compound that can interfere with thyroid function. Turnips are thought to have anti-inflammatory properties.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the following nutrient content descriptors for tomatoes: fat-free, saturated fat-free, cholesterol-free and an excellent source of vitamin C.

Sales Strategies

Turnips have a variety of uses, so cross-merchandise them with soup stock, chicken or beef broth, vegetable oil, seasonings and other soup vegetables.
Turnips are available year-round so promote them throughout the year.
Fall: Promote turnip sticks and dip as a healthy back-to-school snack.
Winter: Include turnips in winter soup displays as they are a staple in many soups.
Spring: Promote the health benefits of turnips to consumers looking for a way to lower the starch in their diets. They can be used as a replacement for potatoes in many recipes.
Summer: Encourage consumers to add chopped turnips to summertime salads.
Samples can help sell turnips as many people have never tasted a turnip before.

Dynamic Displays

Keep turnips refrigerated.
Don’t stack turnips to avoid having them roll off a stacked display.
Keep turnip tops on to create a fresh-from-the-farm look to your display.
Place turnips with other cooking vegetables. If you carry rutabagas, clearly label turnips as they look similar to rutabagas.
Use turnips and their purple color to create a color break in an otherwise dull display of green vegetables.

Food Service

Turnips can be fried to create a low-starch alternative to fries.
Raw turnips can be added to salads or salad bars.
Roast turnips as a side dish with other vegetables like sweet potatoes.
Offer turnip sticks as an option on appetizer dip trays.
Add turnips to soups and stews for flavor.

In the Backroom

Shipping
50-lb. bushel baskets/sacks 40-lb. cartons, bunched 25-lb. 1⁄2-bushel baskets/cartons/crates, film/mesh bags 20-lb. cartons, bunched 12-count RPC - 6416, 6419, 6420, 6423, 6425, 6426 Consumer packs 1- to 3-lb. film bags

Grades
bunched, topped and short-trimmed U.S. No. 1 U.S. No. 2

Handling
Temperature: 32 F, 0 C Relative humidity: 90-95% Mist: yes Typical shelf life: about four months Somewhat sensitive to freezing injury (Can be lightly frozen several times without sustaining serious damage.) Turnips need good air circulation while in storage.

Ratto Bros., Inc.

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Modesto, 95358 California

Cooking Vegetables:

Celery Root, Leeks, Parsnips, Radicchio, Rutabagas, Turnips

Specialties:

Cardoon, Daikon, Lo Bok, Rapini

Happy Dirt

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Durham, 27703 North Carolina

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew, Watermelon

Stone Fruit:

Apricots, Cherries, Nectarines

UNFI Produce - New England Division

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Chesterfield, 03443 New Hampshire

Berries:

Cranberries

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Figs, Grapes, Pears, Pomegranates

Stone Fruit:

Apricots, Cherries, Nectarines, Peaches

UNFI Produce - West Division

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Business Type:

Broker, Shipper

Location HQ:

Vernon, 90058 California

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Oranges

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Figs

Woods Produce Company, Inc.

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Business Type:

Broker, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Meadows Of Dan, 24120 Virginia

Berries:

Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Limes, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples, Grapes, Pears

Riggio Distribution Co

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Business Type:

Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Detroit, 48209 Michigan

Berries:

Cranberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Lemons, Oranges, Clementines / Mandarins / Tangerines

Melons:

Watermelon

Tropical Fruit:

Bananas, Coconuts

Cooking Vegetables:

Artichokes, Asparagus

Buurma Farms Inc HQ

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Business Type:

Grower, Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Willard, 44890 Ohio

Cooking Vegetables:

Beets, Cabbage, Corn, Eggplant, Greens, Herbs, Kale, Leeks, Parsnips

Salad Vegetables:

Peppers, Bell

Arrow Farms Inc

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Business Type:

Broker, Shipper, Wholesaler, Processor

Location HQ:

Chelsea, 02150 Massachusetts

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Oranges

Cooking Vegetables:

Onions, Bulb, Potatoes, Rutabagas, Turnips

Crews & Garcia Inc

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Business Type:

Shipper, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Tampa, 33680 Florida

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Melons:

Cantaloupe, Honeydew

Tropical Fruit:

Mangoes

Keith Connell Inc HQ

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Business Type:

Broker, Wholesaler

Location HQ:

Kansas City, 64114-3243 Missouri

Berries:

Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries

Citrus:

Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges

Deciduous Fruit:

Apples

Turnips

Turnips

Commodity Overview

PLUs

Facts

Sales Strategies

Dynamic Displays

Food Service

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