Pepperoni vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between pepperoni and turkey meat

Pepperoni has more manganese, vitamin B1, vitamin B12, and vitamin E; however, turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline.
Pepperoni covers your daily need for saturated fat, 78% more than turkey meat.
Pepperoni has 77 times more manganese than turkey meat. While pepperoni has 1.074mg of manganese, turkey meat has only 0.014mg.
Turkey meat has less sodium.
The glycemic index of pepperoni is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Pepperoni

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+35.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.6%
Contains more IronIron	+22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+7571.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.093mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.48mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.8µg

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.

Pepperoni

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1371.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+225%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+502.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+70.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%
Contains more CholineCholine	+70.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.281mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.948mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.708g	2.155g	71%
Sodium	1582mg	103mg	64%
Fats	46.28g	7.39g	60%
Manganese	1.074mg	0.014mg	46%
Monounsaturated fat	20.77g	2.647g	45%
Vitamin B3	4.987mg	9.573mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.362mg	0.616mg	20%
Protein	19.25g	28.55g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.271mg	0.045mg	19%
Calories	504kcal	189kcal	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.458g	2.119g	16%
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	1.02µg	12%
Phosphorus	158mg	223mg	9%
Choline	51.2mg	87.4mg	7%
Vitamin E	1.03mg	0.07mg	6%
Vitamin K	5.8µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin D	1.3µg	0.4µg	5%
Vitamin D	52IU	15IU	5%
Cholesterol	97mg	109mg	4%
Iron	1.33mg	1.09mg	3%
Magnesium	18mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.257mg	0.281mg	2%
Calcium	19mg	14mg	1%
Potassium	274mg	239mg	1%
Selenium	29µg	29.8µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Net carbs	1.18g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	1.18g	0.06g	0%
Copper	0.091mg	0.093mg	0%
Zinc	2.44mg	2.48mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.93mg	0.948mg	0%
Trans fat	1.527g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.23mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.869mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.901mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.575mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.652mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.511mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.778mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.987mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.164g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.018g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.04g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.136g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.605g	1.841g	N/A