Ground turkey vs. Pepperoni — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ground turkey and pepperoni

Ground turkey has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and copper; however, pepperoni is higher in manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin D, and vitamin E.
Pepperoni covers your daily need for saturated fat, 75% more than ground turkey.
Ground turkey has 2 times more vitamin B3 than pepperoni. While ground turkey has 8.724mg of vitamin B3, pepperoni has only 4.987mg.
Ground turkey has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of pepperoni is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Ground turkey, cooked and Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced.

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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

Pepperoni

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+47.4%
Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+65.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.1%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+9663.6%

~equal in Potassium ~274mg

~equal in Selenium ~29µg

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

Pepperoni

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+74.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+74.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%
Contains more CholineCholine	+52.7%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+836.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+251.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.669g	17.708g	68%
Sodium	78mg	1582mg	65%
Fats	10.4g	46.28g	55%
Manganese	0.011mg	1.074mg	46%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	20.77g	43%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	4.987mg	23%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.362mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.271mg	16%
Protein	27.37g	19.25g	16%
Calories	203kcal	504kcal	15%
Phosphorus	254mg	158mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	4.458g	10%
Copper	0.151mg	0.091mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	1.03mg	6%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1.3µg	6%
Zinc	3.11mg	2.44mg	6%
Vitamin D	8IU	52IU	6%
Vitamin K	0µg	5.8µg	5%
Choline	78.2mg	51.2mg	5%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	0.93mg	5%
Selenium	31.1µg	29µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.257mg	4%
Vitamin A	24µg	0µg	3%
Magnesium	30mg	18mg	3%
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	1.3µg	2%
Iron	1.52mg	1.33mg	2%
Potassium	294mg	274mg	1%
Folate	7µg	5µg	1%
Calcium	28mg	19mg	1%
Cholesterol	93mg	97mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.18g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.18g	N/A
Trans fat	0.134g	1.527g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.23mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	0.869mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	0.901mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	1.575mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	1.652mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.511mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	0.778mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	0.987mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	0.688mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.009g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.136g	0.164g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g	0.018g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g	0.136g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.508g	3.605g	N/A