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

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Significant differences between blue cheese and turkey meat

Blue cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin A; however, turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and choline.
Blue cheese covers your daily saturated fat needs 83% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat has 38 times less calcium than blue cheese. Blue cheese has 528mg of calcium, while turkey meat has 14mg.
Turkey meat contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Cheese, blue 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.

Blue cheese

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+3671.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+73.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more IronIron	+251.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+132.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+55.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+105.5%

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

~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.

Blue cheese

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1550%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+257.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+82.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+19.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+55.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+842.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+271.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+467.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	18.669g	2.155g	75%
Vitamin B3	1.016mg	9.573mg	53%
Calcium	528mg	14mg	51%
Sodium	1146mg	103mg	45%
Vitamin B6	0.166mg	0.616mg	35%
Fats	28.74g	7.39g	33%
Selenium	14.5µg	29.8µg	28%
Phosphorus	387mg	223mg	23%
Vitamin A	198µg	12µg	21%
Vitamin B5	1.729mg	0.948mg	16%
Protein	21.4g	28.55g	14%
Monounsaturated fat	7.778g	2.647g	13%
Choline	15.4mg	87.4mg	13%
Cholesterol	75mg	109mg	11%
Iron	0.31mg	1.09mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.8g	2.119g	9%
Calories	353kcal	189kcal	8%
Vitamin B2	0.382mg	0.281mg	8%
Vitamin B12	1.22µg	1.02µg	8%
Folate	36µg	9µg	7%
Copper	0.04mg	0.093mg	6%
Zinc	2.66mg	2.48mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0µg	2%
Magnesium	23mg	30mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.5µg	0.4µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.045mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.07mg	1%
Potassium	256mg	239mg	1%
Vitamin D	21IU	15IU	1%
Carbs	2.34g	0.06g	1%
Net carbs	2.34g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	0.5g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.009mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.785mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.124mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.919mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.852mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.584mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.087mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.556mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.758mg	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