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

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Summary of differences between ground turkey and quail meat

Ground turkey has more vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and zinc; however, quail meat is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B1, and vitamin C.
Quail meat covers your daily need for copper, 40% more than ground turkey.
Ground turkey has 3 times more vitamin B12 than quail meat. While ground turkey has 1.34µg of vitamin B12, quail meat has only 0.43µg.
Quail meat has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Ground turkey, cooked and Quail, 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 turkey

Quail meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+115.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+87.3%

Contains more IronIron	+161.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+235.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-32.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~275mg

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

Quail meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+211.6%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+204.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+216.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.6mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.151mg	0.507mg	40%
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	0.43µg	38%
Iron	1.52mg	3.97mg	31%
Selenium	31.1µg	16.6µg	26%
Protein	27.37g	19.63g	15%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.244mg	14%
Choline	78.2mg		14%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	0.772mg	8%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	7.538mg	7%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.1mg	7%
Cholesterol	93mg	76mg	6%
Zinc	3.11mg	2.42mg	6%
Vitamin A	24µg	73µg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.26mg	4%
Phosphorus	254mg	275mg	3%
Saturated fat	2.669g	3.38g	3%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.6mg	3%
Fats	10.4g	12.05g	3%
Potassium	294mg	216mg	2%
Calcium	28mg	13mg	2%
Magnesium	30mg	23mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	4.18g	2%
Calories	203kcal	192kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Sodium	78mg	53mg	1%
Vitamin D	8IU		1%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.019mg	0%
Folate	7µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g		N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	2.98g	0%
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	0.945mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.013mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	1.613mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	1.645mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.591mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	0.826mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.033mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.136g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.03g	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		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.508g		N/A