Brisket vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between brisket and turkey meat

Brisket has more vitamin B12, zinc, and iron; however, turkey meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
Brisket's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 46% more.
Brisket has 3 times more saturated fat than turkey meat. Brisket has 7.305g of saturated fat, while turkey meat has 2.155g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.

Brisket

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more IronIron	+122.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+169.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40%

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

~equal in Copper ~0.093mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.8µg

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.

Brisket

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+628.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+107.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+25.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+134.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+118.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.12µg	1.02µg	46%
Zinc	6.69mg	2.48mg	38%
Vitamin B3	4.087mg	9.573mg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.282mg	0.616mg	26%
Saturated fat	7.305g	2.155g	23%
Fats	18.42g	7.39g	17%
Iron	2.43mg	1.09mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	7.934g	2.647g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.681g	2.119g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.568mg	0.948mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.281mg	8%
Phosphorus	175mg	223mg	7%
Selenium	27.1µg	29.8µg	5%
Calories	289kcal	189kcal	5%
Choline	109.8mg	87.4mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.07mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	30mg	3%
Sodium	48mg	103mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Copper	0.1mg	0.093mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.045mg	1%
Cholesterol	106mg	109mg	1%
Protein	28.82g	28.55g	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	16mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	232mg	239mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Folate	9µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.181mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.101mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.253mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.192mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.328mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.717mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.088mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.367mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.879mg	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