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Milk vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and turkey meat different?

  • Turkey meat is higher than milk in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus, iron, choline, and vitamin B5.
  • Turkey meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 59% more than milk.
  • Milk is lower in cholesterol.
  • Milk has a higher glycemic index (31) than turkey meat (0).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types were 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.
Milk
Milk
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.2% 21% 41% 31% 68% 96% 13% 1.8% 163%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +792.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +172.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.3%
Contains more IronIron +3533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +830%
Contains more ZincZinc +490.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +366.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +803%

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.
Milk
Milk
3
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 4% 1.4% 6% 11% 65% 179% 57% 142% 128% 0% 6.8% 48%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10193.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +162.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1564.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +117%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +393.8%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Milk Turkey meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 0.093mg 9.573mg 59%
Protein 3.37g 28.55g 50%
Selenium 3.3µg 29.8µg 48%
Vitamin B6 0.037mg 0.616mg 45%
Cholesterol 5mg 109mg 35%
Vitamin B12 0.47µg 1.02µg 23%
Zinc 0.42mg 2.48mg 19%
Phosphorus 95mg 223mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.035g 2.119g 14%
Choline 17.7mg 87.4mg 13%
Iron 0.03mg 1.09mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.361mg 0.948mg 12%
Calcium 125mg 14mg 11%
Fats 0.97g 7.39g 10%
Copper 0.01mg 0.093mg 9%
Saturated fat 0.633g 2.155g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.185mg 0.281mg 7%
Calories 42kcal 189kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 0.277g 2.647g 6%
Magnesium 11mg 30mg 5%
Vitamin A 58µg 12µg 5%
Vitamin D 48IU 15IU 4%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0.4µg 4%
Sodium 44mg 103mg 3%
Potassium 150mg 239mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.02mg 0.045mg 2%
Carbs 4.99g 0.06g 2%
Folate 5µg 9µg 1%
Net carbs 4.99g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 5.2g 0g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0.07mg 0%
Manganese 0.003mg 0.014mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0µg 0%
Trans fat 0.101g N/A
Tryptophan 0.043mg 0.291mg 0%
Threonine 0.143mg 1.004mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.174mg 0.796mg 0%
Leucine 0.319mg 1.925mg 0%
Lysine 0.282mg 2.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.088mg 0.724mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.174mg 0.903mg 0%
Valine 0.22mg 0.902mg 0%
Histidine 0.101mg 0.749mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.014g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.027g 1.841g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
3
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
29% 7% 64%
Protein: 28.55 g
Fats: 7.39 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 63.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8216.7%
Contains more WaterWater +41.6%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%
Contains more ProteinProtein +747.2%
Contains more FatsFats +661.9%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Milk
Milk
1
67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
31% 38% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.647 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.119 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +855.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5954.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients
  2. Turkey meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171479/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.