Elk meat vs. Turkey ham — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between elk meat and turkey ham

Elk meat has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2; however, turkey ham is richer in selenium and vitamin B1.
Elk meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 90% more.
Elk meat contains 8 times more vitamin B6 than turkey ham. Elk meat contains 0.485mg of vitamin B6, while turkey ham contains 0.06mg.
Elk meat contains less sodium.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled and USDA Commodity, turkey ham, dark meat, smoked, frozen.

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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.

Elk meat

Turkey ham

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+81.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.9%
Contains more IronIron	+307%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+263.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~289mg

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.

Elk meat

Turkey ham

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+708.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+270%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+59.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.96µg	0.8µg	90%
Selenium	10.5µg	38.2µg	50%
Copper	0.349mg		39%
Iron	4.07mg	1mg	38%
Sodium	50mg	909mg	37%
Vitamin B6	0.485mg	0.06mg	33%
Protein	30.76g	16.3g	29%
Vitamin B5	1.212mg		24%
Zinc	4.12mg	2.1mg	18%
Vitamin B3	6.143mg	4.12mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.37mg	0.27mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.144mg	0.23mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.161g	0.873g	5%
Potassium	392mg	253mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.55mg		4%
Magnesium	29mg	16mg	3%
Cholesterol	72mg	64mg	3%
Folate	9µg		2%
Calories	162kcal	118kcal	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	16µg	2%
Manganese	0.019mg		1%
Phosphorus	285mg	289mg	1%
Carbs	0g	3.1g	1%
Saturated fat	1.342g	1.2g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	1.337g	1%
Fats	3.41g	4g	1%
Net carbs	0g	3.1g	N/A
Calcium	5mg	7mg	0%
Sugar	0g	1.2g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.275mg		0%
Threonine	1.236mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.291mg		0%
Leucine	2.293mg		0%
Lysine	2.513mg		0%
Methionine	0.755mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.126mg		0%
Valine	1.428mg		0%
Histidine	0.948mg		0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A