Ground turkey vs. Luncheon meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ground turkey and luncheon meat

Ground turkey has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, zinc, and iron; however, luncheon meat is richer in selenium.
Luncheon meat covers your daily sodium needs 32% more than ground turkey.
Luncheon meat has 5 times less copper than ground turkey. Ground turkey has 0.151mg of copper, while luncheon meat has 0.03mg.
Ground turkey contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Ground turkey, cooked and USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned.

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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 turkey

Luncheon meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+460%
Contains more IronIron	+56.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+403.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+44.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.5%

Contains more ManganeseManganese	+236.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+23.2%

~equal in Potassium ~300mg

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 turkey

Luncheon meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+67%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+132.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+45.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+66.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.213mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	78mg	820mg	32%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.272mg	28%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	5.225mg	22%
Protein	27.37g	17.5g	20%
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	0.92µg	18%
Selenium	31.1µg	38.3µg	13%
Copper	0.151mg	0.03mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	0.613mg	12%
Phosphorus	254mg	170mg	12%
Zinc	3.11mg	2.15mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.565g	9%
Iron	1.52mg	0.97mg	7%
Saturated fat	2.669g	3.944g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	5.685g	6%
Cholesterol	93mg	78mg	5%
Fats	10.4g	12.77g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.128mg	4%
Magnesium	30mg	18mg	3%
Choline	78.2mg	63.9mg	3%
Vitamin A	24µg	0µg	3%
Calcium	28mg	5mg	2%
Folate	7µg	0µg	2%
Calories	203kcal	189kcal	1%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin D	8IU		1%
Carbs	0g	1.04g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.04g	N/A
Potassium	294mg	300mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.16mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.213mg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg		0%
Threonine	1.258mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg		0%
Leucine	2.262mg		0%
Lysine	2.452mg		0%
Methionine	0.806mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg		0%
Valine	1.27mg		0%
Histidine	0.811mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.136g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g	0.055g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.508g		N/A