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

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What are the differences between ground turkey and ground chicken?

  • Ground turkey is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, and vitamin B3, yet ground chicken is higher in potassium, vitamin B2, and monounsaturated fat.
  • Ground turkey's daily need coverage for selenium is 21% more.
  • Ground turkey has 2 times more vitamin B12 than ground chicken. While ground turkey has 1µg of vitamin B12, ground chicken has only 0.56µg.
  • The amount of cholesterol in ground turkey is lower.

We used Ground turkey, raw and Chicken, ground, 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 16% 5.7% 21% 41% 32% 64% 86% 7.6% 1% 119%
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%
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%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +100%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Sodium ~60mg

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% 6.7% 1.8% 6% 17% 36% 126% 60% 130% 125% 0% 5.3% 28%
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%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +20.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +78.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +600%
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.092mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.512mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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

Macronutrient Comparison

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

Fat Type Comparison

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

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