Beef vs. Turkey breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beef and turkey breast different?

Beef is higher than turkey breast in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and selenium.
Beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 158% more than turkey breast.
Beef contains 3 times more vitamin B2 than turkey breast. Beef contains 0.4mg of vitamin B2, while turkey breast contains 0.115mg.
Turkey breast is lower in cholesterol.

Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted and Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw types were 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.

Beef

Turkey breast

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28%
Contains more IronIron	+153.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+135.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

~equal in Calcium ~13mg

~equal in Sodium ~59mg

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.

Beef

Turkey breast

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+902.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+29.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.2mg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	4.21µg	0.42µg	158%
Iron	3.04mg	1.2mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.4mg	0.115mg	22%
Zinc	3.7mg	1.57mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.669mg	0.48mg	15%
Choline	75.6mg		14%
Protein	27.55g	21.89g	11%
Phosphorus	259mg	186mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.532g	1.66g	8%
Cholesterol	85mg	65mg	7%
Selenium	25.4µg	22.4µg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.76mg	5.2mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.481mg	0.621mg	3%
Saturated fat	2.595g	1.91g	3%
Copper	0.097mg	0.074mg	3%
Potassium	352mg	275mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.25mg		2%
Magnesium	14mg	24mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Calories	169kcal	157kcal	1%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.058mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Fats	6.54g	7.02g	1%
Vitamin D	3IU		0%
Calcium	13mg	13mg	0%
Sodium	54mg	59mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.018mg	0%
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	0.375g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	2.734g	2.66g	0%
Tryptophan	0.359mg	0.242mg	0%
Threonine	1.534mg	0.957mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.52mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	2.833mg	1.704mg	0%
Lysine	3.178mg	1.996mg	0%
Methionine	0.871mg	0.616mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.299mg	0.857mg	0%
Valine	1.603mg	1.141mg	0%
Histidine	1.244mg	0.66mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.002g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.013g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.011g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.017g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.349g		N/A