Pollock vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pollock and turkey meat

Pollock has more vitamin B12, selenium, and magnesium; however, turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B5.
Pollock covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 110% more than turkey meat.
Pollock has 4 times more sodium than turkey meat. While pollock has 419mg of sodium, turkey meat has only 103mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pollock

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+414.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+79.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+28.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48%

Contains more IronIron	+94.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+55%
Contains more ZincZinc	+335.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.4%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Pollock

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+225%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+258.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+142.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+119.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+87.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~87.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.66µg	1.02µg	110%
Vitamin B3	3.949mg	9.573mg	35%
Selenium	44.1µg	29.8µg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.329mg	0.616mg	22%
Zinc	0.57mg	2.48mg	17%
Sodium	419mg	103mg	14%
Magnesium	81mg	30mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.583g	2.119g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.432mg	0.948mg	10%
Protein	23.48g	28.55g	10%
Fats	1.18g	7.39g	10%
Saturated fat	0.159g	2.155g	9%
Cholesterol	86mg	109mg	8%
Iron	0.56mg	1.09mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.134g	2.647g	6%
Phosphorus	267mg	223mg	6%
Potassium	430mg	239mg	6%
Calcium	72mg	14mg	6%
Vitamin D	51IU	15IU	5%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	0.4µg	5%
Calories	111kcal	189kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.223mg	0.281mg	4%
Copper	0.06mg	0.093mg	4%
Folate	3µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.054mg	0.045mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.28mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin A	17µg	12µg	1%
Choline	91.6mg	87.4mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Manganese	0.018mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.263mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.029mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.082mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.157mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.696mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.917mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.21mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.691mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.086g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.423g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.027g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A