American cheese vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are American cheese and turkey meat different?

American cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A; however, turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for calcium for American cheese is 103% higher.
American cheese contains 24 times more vitamin A than turkey meat. While American cheese contains 945IU of vitamin A, turkey meat contains only 39IU.
Turkey meat has less sodium.
Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than American cheese (27).

Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

American cheese

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+7364.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+187.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+192.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+81.1%
Contains more IronIron	+73%
Contains more CopperCopper	+102.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.5%

~equal in Zinc ~2.48mg

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.

American cheese

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1983.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1042.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+47.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+20.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12496.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+135.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1040.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+141.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	14mg	103%
Saturated fat	18.057g	2.155g	72%
Sodium	1671mg	103mg	68%
Phosphorus	641mg	223mg	60%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	9.573mg	59%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.616mg	43%
Fats	31.79g	7.39g	38%
Vitamin A	250µg	12µg	26%
Protein	18.13g	28.55g	21%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	1.02µg	20%
Selenium	20.2µg	29.8µg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	2.647g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	0.948mg	11%
Choline	36.2mg	87.4mg	9%
Calories	371kcal	189kcal	9%
Iron	0.63mg	1.09mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	2.119g	6%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.07mg	5%
Copper	0.046mg	0.093mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.281mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.045mg	3%
Potassium	132mg	239mg	3%
Cholesterol	100mg	109mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	0µg	2%
Carbs	3.7g	0.06g	1%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.4µg	1%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.014mg	1%
Magnesium	26mg	30mg	1%
Vitamin D	23IU	15IU	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	0g	N/A
Zinc	2.49mg	2.48mg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g	0.101g	N/A
Folate	8µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g	1.841g	N/A