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

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What are the differences between chicken fingers and turkey meat?

Chicken fingers are higher in vitamin E, manganese, and phosphorus, yet turkey meat is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 36% more.
Chicken fingers have 45 times more vitamin E than turkey meat. While chicken fingers have 3.17mg of vitamin E, turkey meat has only 0.07mg.
The amount of sodium in turkey meat is lower.
The glycemic index of turkey meat is lower.

We used Fast foods, chicken tenders and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types 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 fingers

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+21.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+56.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1528.6%

Contains more IronIron	+49.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+34.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+249.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+70.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

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 fingers

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+4428.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+111.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+44.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+537.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.16µg	1.02µg	36%
Sodium	769mg	103mg	29%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.783g	2.119g	24%
Selenium	17.5µg	29.8µg	22%
Vitamin E	3.17mg	0.07mg	21%
Cholesterol	48mg	109mg	20%
Protein	19.22g	28.55g	19%
Zinc	0.71mg	2.48mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.426mg	0.616mg	15%
Fats	13.95g	7.39g	10%
Manganese	0.228mg	0.014mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.179mg	0.281mg	8%
Choline	43.7mg	87.4mg	8%
Phosphorus	282mg	223mg	8%
Vitamin B3	8.217mg	9.573mg	8%
Vitamin K	8µg	0µg	7%
Starch	17.03g		7%
Vitamin B5	1.244mg	0.948mg	6%
Carbs	17.25g	0.06g	6%
Fiber	1.2g	0g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.83g	2.647g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.11mg	0.045mg	5%
Iron	0.73mg	1.09mg	5%
Calories	271kcal	189kcal	4%
Potassium	373mg	239mg	4%
Copper	0.069mg	0.093mg	3%
Folate	19µg	9µg	3%
Saturated fat	2.493g	2.155g	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.4µg	1%
Vitamin A	3µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU	15IU	1%
Vitamin C	1.1mg	0mg	1%
Net carbs	16.05g	0.06g	N/A
Magnesium	28mg	30mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	14mg	0%
Sugar	0.4g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.052g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.803mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.845mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.553mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.616mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.518mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.437mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.908mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.655mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.002g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.211g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.003g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	5.439g	1.841g	N/A