Deer meat vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between deer meat and turkey meat

Deer meat has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and potassium; however, turkey meat is higher in selenium.
Deer meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 108% more than turkey meat.
Deer meat has 6 times more vitamin B1 than turkey meat. While deer meat has 0.26mg of vitamin B1, turkey meat has only 0.045mg.
Deer meat has less cholesterol.

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

Deer meat

Turkey meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+81.6%
Contains more IronIron	+289.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+173.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+170.9%

~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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+785.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+477.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+254.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+10.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~9.573mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.616mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.62µg	1.02µg	108%
Iron	4.25mg	1.09mg	40%
Selenium	11µg	29.8µg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.563mg	0.281mg	22%
Copper	0.254mg	0.093mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.045mg	18%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Zinc	3.99mg	2.48mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.127g	2.119g	13%
Phosphorus	299mg	223mg	11%
Fats	2.35g	7.39g	8%
Cholesterol	88mg	109mg	7%
Potassium	434mg	239mg	6%
Saturated fat	1.142g	2.155g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.554g	2.647g	5%
Vitamin B3	8.78mg	9.573mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.62mg	0.07mg	4%
Protein	29.9g	28.55g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.856mg	0.948mg	2%
Calories	149kcal	189kcal	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Sodium	57mg	103mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Calcium	5mg	14mg	1%
Magnesium	33mg	30mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Manganese	0.022mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.614mg	0.616mg	0%
Folate	9µg	9µg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.266mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.133mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.287mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.28mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.434mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.7mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.133mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.455mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.895mg	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	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A