Chicken breast vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken breast and turkey meat different?

Chicken breast is higher in vitamin B3; however, turkey meat is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, selenium, and monounsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken breast is 33% higher.
Chicken breast has less cholesterol.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties 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.

Chicken breast

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

Contains more CopperCopper	+72.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+129.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

~equal in Iron ~1.09mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

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.

Chicken breast

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+124.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.948mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.616mg

~equal in Choline ~87.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	14.782mg	9.573mg	33%
Vitamin B12	0.37µg	1.02µg	27%
Zinc	1.08mg	2.48mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.125mg	0.281mg	12%
Protein	33.44g	28.55g	10%
Selenium	26.2µg	29.8µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.07g	2.119g	7%
Cholesterol	91mg	109mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.29g	2.155g	4%
Fats	4.71g	7.39g	4%
Copper	0.054mg	0.093mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.079mg	0.045mg	3%
Phosphorus	246mg	223mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.42mg	0.07mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.4µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	1.72g	2.647g	2%
Choline	95.9mg	87.4mg	2%
Vitamin B5	1.04mg	0.948mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.64mg	0.616mg	2%
Sodium	79mg	103mg	1%
Vitamin D	5IU	15IU	1%
Folate	4µg	9µg	1%
Iron	1.14mg	1.09mg	1%
Potassium	276mg	239mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	12µg	1%
Calories	187kcal	189kcal	0%
Carbs	0.51g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0.51g	0.06g	N/A
Magnesium	31mg	30mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	14mg	0%
Manganese	0.021mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.39mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.412mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.765mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.509mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.836mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.925mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.328mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.659mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	1.037mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	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