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

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Summary of differences between deer meat and ground turkey

Deer meat has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, copper, zinc, and phosphorus; however, ground turkey is higher in selenium and vitamin B5.
Deer meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 95% more than ground turkey.
Deer meat has 3 times more vitamin B1 than ground turkey. While deer meat has 0.26mg of vitamin B1, ground turkey has only 0.077mg.
Deer meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled 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.

Deer meat

Ground turkey

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.6%
Contains more IronIron	+179.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+68.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+460%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+182.7%

~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.

Deer meat

Ground turkey

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+463.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+237.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+166.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+170.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.724mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.633mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.62µg	1.34µg	95%
Selenium	11µg	31.1µg	37%
Iron	4.25mg	1.52mg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.563mg	0.211mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.127g	2.917g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.077mg	15%
Choline		78.2mg	14%
Fats	2.35g	10.4g	12%
Copper	0.254mg	0.151mg	11%
Zinc	3.99mg	3.11mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.856mg	1.193mg	7%
Saturated fat	1.142g	2.669g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.554g	3.458g	7%
Phosphorus	299mg	254mg	6%
Protein	29.9g	27.37g	5%
Potassium	434mg	294mg	4%
Vitamin A	0µg	24µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.62mg	0.11mg	3%
Calories	149kcal	203kcal	3%
Calcium	5mg	28mg	2%
Cholesterol	88mg	93mg	2%
Folate	9µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.614mg	0.633mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Sodium	57mg	78mg	1%
Magnesium	33mg	30mg	1%
Vitamin D		8IU	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B3	8.78mg	8.724mg	0%
Trans fat		0.134g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.266mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	1.133mg	1.258mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	1.227mg	0%
Leucine	2.28mg	2.262mg	0%
Lysine	2.434mg	2.452mg	0%
Methionine	0.7mg	0.806mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.133mg	1.068mg	0%
Valine	1.455mg	1.27mg	0%
Histidine	0.895mg	0.811mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.136g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.019g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.508g	N/A