Pheasant vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pheasant and ground turkey different?

Pheasant is higher in vitamin B6 and monounsaturated fat; however, ground turkey is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, and copper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ground turkey is 26% higher.
Pheasant contains 2 times more monounsaturated fat than ground turkey. While pheasant contains 5.627g of monounsaturated fat, ground turkey contains only 3.458g.
Ground turkey has less saturated fat.

Pheasant, cooked, total edible and Ground turkey, cooked 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.

Pheasant

Ground turkey

Contains less SodiumSodium

-44.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+36.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%
Contains more CopperCopper	+79.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+127%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50.2%

~equal in Potassium ~294mg

~equal in Iron ~1.52mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~254mg

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.

Pheasant

Ground turkey

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+137.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+145.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+18.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+86.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.2µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.077mg

~equal in Choline ~78.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.72µg	1.34µg	26%
Vitamin B5		1.193mg	24%
Selenium	20.7µg	31.1µg	19%
Zinc	1.37mg	3.11mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.185g	2.917g	12%
Protein	32.4g	27.37g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.75mg	0.633mg	9%
Copper	0.084mg	0.151mg	7%
Vitamin B3	7.53mg	8.724mg	7%
Saturated fat	3.908g	2.669g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	5.627g	3.458g	5%
Vitamin K	4.9µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin A	57µg	24µg	4%
Fats	12.1g	10.4g	3%
Vitamin C	2.3mg	0mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	0.211mg	2%
Calories	239kcal	203kcal	2%
Sodium	43mg	78mg	2%
Phosphorus	242mg	254mg	2%
Magnesium	22mg	30mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.077mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.11mg	1%
Iron	1.43mg	1.52mg	1%
Potassium	271mg	294mg	1%
Calcium	16mg	28mg	1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Choline	85.8mg	78.2mg	1%
Cholesterol	89mg	93mg	1%
Vitamin D	7IU	8IU	0%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.2µg	0%
Manganese		0.011mg	0%
Trans fat		0.134g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.312mg	0%
Threonine		1.258mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.227mg	0%
Leucine		2.262mg	0%
Lysine		2.452mg	0%
Methionine		0.806mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.068mg	0%
Valine		1.27mg	0%
Histidine		0.811mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.136g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.019g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.508g	N/A