Italian sausage vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between Italian sausage and ground turkey

Italian sausage is higher in vitamin B1 and fats, yet ground turkey is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, protein, selenium, and phosphorus.
Italian sausage covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 46% more than ground turkey.
Italian sausage contains 10 times more sodium than ground turkey. While Italian sausage contains 743mg of sodium, ground turkey contains only 78mg.
The glycemic index of ground turkey is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Ground turkey, cooked.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Italian sausage

Ground turkey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+88.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+30.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+49.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+41.4%

~equal in Potassium ~294mg

~equal in Iron ~1.52mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Italian sausage

Ground turkey

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+709.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+140%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+91.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.211mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.34µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.077mg	46%
Saturated fat	10.195g	2.669g	34%
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	3.458g	34%
Sodium	743mg	78mg	29%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	8.724mg	28%
Fats	27.31g	10.4g	26%
Vitamin B5		1.193mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.633mg	23%
Protein	19.12g	27.37g	17%
Selenium	22µg	31.1µg	17%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.508g	15%
Cholesterol	57mg	93mg	12%
Phosphorus	170mg	254mg	12%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.136g	9%
Copper	0.08mg	0.151mg	8%
Calories	344kcal	203kcal	7%
Zinc	2.39mg	3.11mg	7%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	8 IU	4%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.2µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	2.917g	4%
Magnesium	18mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin A	10µg	24µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.211mg	2%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	1.34µg	2%
Carbs	4.27g	0g	1%
Calcium	21mg	28mg	1%
Iron	1.43mg	1.52mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.11mg	1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	180kcal	74kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	2.4	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	4.17g	0g	N/A
Potassium	304mg	294mg	0%
Sugar	1.86g	0g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Manganese		0.011mg	0%
Trans fat		0.134g	N/A
Choline	78.2mg	78.2mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	0.792mg	1.258mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	1.227mg	0%
Leucine	1.343mg	2.262mg	0%
Lysine	1.522mg	2.452mg	0%
Methionine	0.486mg	0.806mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	1.068mg	0%
Valine	0.804mg	1.27mg	0%
Histidine	0.577mg	0.811mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.019g	N/A