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Chicken meat vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken meat and ground turkey

  • Ground turkey is higher than chicken meat in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and copper.
  • Ground turkey covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 43% more than chicken meat.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Ground turkey, cooked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 8.4% 26% 57% 50% 85% 109% 10% 1.4% 170%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +81.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +86.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +31.8%
Contains more IronIron +20.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +128.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +60.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +39.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +30.1%
~equal in Sodium ~78mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 8% 2.2% 3% 19% 49% 164% 72% 146% 168% 0% 5.3% 43%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +145.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +346.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +40%
Contains more CholineCholine +18.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.724mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Ground turkey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1.34µg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.633mg 18%
Selenium 23.9µg 31.1µg 13%
Zinc 1.94mg 3.11mg 11%
Phosphorus 182mg 254mg 10%
Copper 0.066mg 0.151mg 9%
Fats 13.6g 10.4g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 3.458g 5%
Saturated fat 3.79g 2.669g 5%
Iron 1.26mg 1.52mg 3%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 1.193mg 3%
Vitamin A 48µg 24µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.211mg 3%
Calories 239kcal 203kcal 2%
Choline 65.9mg 78.2mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Potassium 223mg 294mg 2%
Magnesium 23mg 30mg 2%
Cholesterol 88mg 93mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.077mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 8.724mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 28mg 1%
Folate 5µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin D 2IU 8IU 1%
Protein 27.3g 27.37g 0%
Sodium 82mg 78mg 0%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.011mg 0%
Trans fat 0.134g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 2.917g 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.312mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 1.258mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 1.227mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 2.262mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 2.452mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.806mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 1.068mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.27mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.811mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.009g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.136g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.012g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.508g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
27% 10% 62%
Protein: 27.37 g
Fats: 10.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.07 g
Other: 0.16 g
Contains more FatsFats +30.8%
~equal in Protein ~27.37g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~62.07g
~equal in Other ~0.16g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
30% 38% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.458 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.917 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.6%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~2.917g

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Ground turkey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171506/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.