Peanut vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between peanuts and turkey meat

Peanuts have more copper, manganese, fats, folate, vitamin E, vitamin B1, and iron; however, turkey meat is higher in vitamin B12 and selenium.
Peanuts cover your daily need for copper 117% more than turkey meat.
Peanuts have 138 times more manganese than turkey meat. While peanuts have 1.934mg of manganese, turkey meat has only 0.014mg.
The glycemic index of peanuts is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Peanuts, all types, raw and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Peanut

Turkey meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+460%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+557.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+195%
Contains more IronIron	+320.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1130.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+31.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+68.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+13714.3%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+313.9%

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.

Peanut

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+11800%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1322.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+86.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2566.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+77%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	1.144mg	0.093mg	117%
Polyunsaturated fat	15.558g	2.119g	90%
Manganese	1.934mg	0.014mg	83%
Fats	49.24g	7.39g	64%
Folate	240µg	9µg	58%
Vitamin E	8.33mg	0.07mg	55%
Monounsaturated fat	24.426g	2.647g	54%
Vitamin B1	0.64mg	0.045mg	50%
Iron	4.58mg	1.09mg	44%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.02µg	43%
Selenium	7.2µg	29.8µg	41%
Cholesterol	0mg	109mg	36%
Fiber	8.5g	0g	34%
Magnesium	168mg	30mg	33%
Phosphorus	376mg	223mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.616mg	21%
Calories	567kcal	189kcal	19%
Saturated fat	6.279g	2.155g	19%
Vitamin B3	12.066mg	9.573mg	16%
Vitamin B5	1.767mg	0.948mg	16%
Potassium	705mg	239mg	14%
Vitamin B2	0.135mg	0.281mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.841g	11%
Calcium	92mg	14mg	8%
Zinc	3.27mg	2.48mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.105g	7%
Protein	25.8g	28.55g	6%
Choline	52.5mg	87.4mg	6%
Carbs	16.13g	0.06g	5%
Sodium	18mg	103mg	4%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	15 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.6g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	220kcal	66kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	7.63g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	4.72g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.25mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.883mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.907mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.672mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.926mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.317mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.377mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.082mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.652mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.014g	N/A