Beefsteak vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between beefsteak and ground turkey

Beefsteak has more zinc; however, ground turkey is richer in vitamin B5, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Beefsteak covers your daily saturated fat needs 16% more than ground turkey.
Ground turkey has 2 times less zinc than beefsteak. Beefsteak has 4.85mg of zinc, while ground turkey has 3.11mg.
Ground turkey contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Ground turkey, cooked.

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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.

Beefsteak

Ground turkey

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+106.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%

~equal in Iron ~1.52mg

~equal in Selenium ~31.1µg

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.

Beefsteak

Ground turkey

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+309.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+30.2%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+126.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.077mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.633mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.34µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	4.85mg	3.11mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	2.917g	16%
Saturated fat	5.951g	2.669g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	1.193mg	13%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	8.724mg	11%
Copper	0.073mg	0.151mg	9%
Fats	15.11g	10.4g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	3.458g	7%
Phosphorus	213mg	254mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.211mg	5%
Cholesterol	79mg	93mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.633mg	4%
Choline	101.8mg	78.2mg	4%
Selenium	28.8µg	31.1µg	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	24µg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	30mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.45mg	0.11mg	2%
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	1.34µg	2%
Calories	250kcal	203kcal	2%
Protein	26.72g	27.37g	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Sodium	57mg	78mg	1%
Iron	1.63mg	1.52mg	1%
Potassium	340mg	294mg	1%
Calcium	22mg	28mg	1%
Vitamin D		8IU	1%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.077mg	0%
Folate	8µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.134g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	1.054mg	1.258mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	1.227mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	2.262mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	2.452mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.806mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	1.068mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	1.27mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.811mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.136g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.019g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.508g	N/A