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Ground chicken vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ground chicken and ground turkey?

  • Ground chicken is higher in potassium and vitamin B2, yet ground turkey is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, and polyunsaturated fat.
  • Ground turkey's daily need coverage for selenium is 21% more.
  • Ground chicken has 2 times more potassium than ground turkey. While ground chicken has 522mg of potassium, ground turkey has only 237mg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in ground turkey is lower.

We used Chicken, ground, raw and Ground turkey, raw 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 1.8% 46% 31% 22% 40% 76% 7.8% 2.1% 56%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.7% 21% 41% 32% 64% 86% 7.6% 1% 119%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +216.7%
Contains more IronIron +32.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +47.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +114.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~23mg
~equal in Sodium ~58mg

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% 0% 5.4% 0% 27% 56% 105% 66% 118% 70% 2% 0.75% 32%
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% 6.7% 1.8% 6% 17% 36% 126% 60% 130% 125% 0% 5.3% 28%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +65.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +54.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +15.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +10.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +78.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.993mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground chicken Ground turkey DV% diff.
Selenium 10.2µg 21.9µg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.56µg 1µg 18%
Zinc 1.47mg 2.35mg 8%
Potassium 522mg 237mg 8%
Vitamin B3 5.575mg 6.733mg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.241mg 0.156mg 7%
Cholesterol 86mg 69mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.508g 2.205g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.512mg 0.564mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.109mg 0.066mg 4%
Protein 17.44g 19.66g 4%
Copper 0.065mg 0.096mg 3%
Iron 0.82mg 1.09mg 3%
Phosphorus 178mg 200mg 3%
Vitamin A 0µg 20µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Folate 1µg 7µg 2%
Vitamin D 14IU 2%
Monounsaturated fat 3.611g 2.635g 2%
Vitamin B5 1.092mg 0.993mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.8µg 0µg 1%
Choline 58.8mg 50.8mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.09mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 19mg 1%
Saturated fat 2.301g 2.024g 1%
Fats 8.1g 7.66g 1%
Calories 143kcal 148kcal 0%
Carbs 0.04g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.04g 0g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 23mg 0%
Sodium 60mg 58mg 0%
Manganese 0.016mg 0.008mg 0%
Trans fat 0.065g 0.103g N/A
Tryptophan 0.147mg 0.223mg 0%
Threonine 0.727mg 0.901mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.794mg 0.88mg 0%
Leucine 1.361mg 1.622mg 0%
Lysine 1.509mg 1.757mg 0%
Methionine 0.446mg 0.578mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.683mg 0.765mg 0%
Valine 0.826mg 0.91mg 0%
Histidine 0.529mg 0.582mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.023g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.057g 0.103g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.008g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.014g 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 1.303g 1.894g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 8% 73%
Protein: 17.44 g
Fats: 8.1 g
Carbs: 0.04 g
Water: 73.24 g
Other: 1.18 g
20% 8% 72%
Protein: 19.66 g
Fats: 7.66 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.36 g
Other: 0.32 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +268.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.7%
~equal in Fats ~7.66g
~equal in Water ~72.36g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 49% 20%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.611 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.508 g
29% 38% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.024 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.635 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.205 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +37%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -12%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +46.2%

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. Ground chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171116/nutrients
  2. Ground turkey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171505/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.