Biscuit vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between biscuits and turkey meat

Biscuits have more vitamin B1, iron, and calcium; however, turkey meat has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, and zinc.
Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 45% more.
Biscuits have 17 times more calcium than turkey meat. Biscuits have 235mg of calcium, while turkey meat has 14mg.
Turkey meat is lower in sodium.
Biscuits have a higher glycemic index than turkey meat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe 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.

Biscuit

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1578.6%
Contains more IronIron	+166.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2600%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+97.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+359.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.8%

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.

Biscuit

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+691.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+577.8%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+224.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+232.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1660%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1175%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.281mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.035mg	0.616mg	45%
Protein	7g	28.55g	43%
Vitamin B3	2.949mg	9.573mg	41%
Vitamin B12	0.08µg	1.02µg	39%
Cholesterol	3mg	109mg	35%
Vitamin B1	0.356mg	0.045mg	26%
Iron	2.9mg	1.09mg	23%
Calcium	235mg	14mg	22%
Sodium	580mg	103mg	21%
Selenium	19.5µg	29.8µg	19%
Zinc	0.54mg	2.48mg	18%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Manganese	0.378mg	0.014mg	16%
Carbs	44.6g	0.06g	15%
Fats	16.3g	7.39g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.163g	2.119g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.285mg	0.948mg	13%
Folate	61µg	9µg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	6.93g	2.647g	11%
Saturated fat	4.324g	2.155g	10%
Calories	353kcal	189kcal	8%
Phosphorus	164mg	223mg	8%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Potassium	121mg	239mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.31mg	0.281mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Vitamin A		12µg	1%
Copper	0.082mg	0.093mg	1%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	43.1g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	2.18g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.087mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.211mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.273mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.514mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.226mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.132mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.347mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.313mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.161mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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