Ground beef vs. Turkey wing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ground beef and turkey wing

Ground beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and monounsaturated fat; however, turkey wing is richer in vitamin B6, selenium, and polyunsaturated fat.
Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 88% more than turkey wing.
Turkey wing has 4 times less zinc than ground beef. Ground beef has 5.84mg of zinc, while turkey wing has 1.54mg.
Turkey wing contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked and Turkey, all classes, wing, meat, and skin, raw.

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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.

Ground beef

Turkey wing

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135.7%
Contains more IronIron	+80.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+279.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-24.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17.3%

~equal in Potassium ~240mg

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~165mg

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.

Ground beef

Turkey wing

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+538.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6

+31.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~3µg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.05mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.425mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.554mg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.49µg	0.39µg	88%
Zinc	5.84mg	1.54mg	39%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.408g	2.86g	16%
Saturated fat	6.073g	3.28g	13%
Choline	73.2mg		13%
Iron	2.27mg	1.26mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.311mg	0.41mg	8%
Protein	23.87g	20.22g	7%
Selenium	19.1µg	22.4µg	6%
Cholesterol	88mg	70mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	7.322g	4.97g	6%
Fats	15.37g	12.32g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.11mg	5%
Vitamin K	2.9µg		2%
Vitamin B3	4.026mg	4.425mg	2%
Calories	241kcal	197kcal	2%
Calcium	33mg	14mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.12mg		1%
Vitamin B5	0.512mg	0.554mg	1%
Sodium	73mg	55mg	1%
Magnesium	17mg	21mg	1%
Vitamin D	2IU		0%
Potassium	241mg	240mg	0%
Copper	0.079mg	0.077mg	0%
Phosphorus	166mg	165mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	3µg	0%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.017mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.05mg	0%
Trans fat	1.173g		N/A
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.121mg	0.217mg	0%
Threonine	0.923mg	0.866mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.055mg	0.975mg	0%
Leucine	1.861mg	1.531mg	0%
Lysine	1.976mg	1.773mg	0%
Methionine	0.614mg	0.551mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.931mg	0.78mg	0%
Valine	1.172mg	1.031mg	0%
Histidine	0.775mg	0.585mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A