Grouse vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are grouse and turkey meat different?

Grouse is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, turkey meat is richer in zinc, iron, and polyunsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for grouse is 78% higher.
Grouse contains 10 times more vitamin E than turkey meat. While grouse contains 0.73mg of vitamin E, turkey meat contains only 0.07mg.
Grouse has less cholesterol.

Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used 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.

Grouse

Turkey meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains more IronIron	+87.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+386.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

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.

Grouse

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+942.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+184.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+140%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.045mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.281mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.9µg	1.02µg	78%
Selenium		29.8µg	54%
Vitamin B6	1.275mg	0.616mg	51%
Cholesterol	40mg	109mg	23%
Vitamin B5		0.948mg	19%
Zinc	0.51mg	2.48mg	18%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.132g	2.119g	13%
Vitamin B3	11.6mg	9.573mg	13%
Fats	0.88g	7.39g	10%
Saturated fat	0.13g	2.155g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.042g	2.647g	7%
Iron	0.58mg	1.09mg	6%
Protein	25.94g	28.55g	5%
Vitamin E	0.73mg	0.07mg	4%
Calories	112kcal	189kcal	4%
Copper	0.058mg	0.093mg	4%
Potassium	311mg	239mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Sodium	50mg	103mg	2%
Folate		9µg	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Calcium	5mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin A	5µg	12µg	1%
Phosphorus	229mg	223mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Magnesium	32mg	30mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.042mg	0.045mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.28mg	0.281mg	0%
Trans fat	0g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.291mg	0%
Threonine		1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.796mg	0%
Leucine		1.925mg	0%
Lysine		2.282mg	0%
Methionine		0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.903mg	0%
Valine		0.902mg	0%
Histidine		0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.009g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.071g	1.841g	N/A