Pork shoulder vs. Turkey breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between pork shoulder and turkey breast

Pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, zinc, selenium, and monounsaturated fat; however, turkey breast is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin B3.
Pork shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 59% higher.
Pork shoulder has 3 times more saturated fat than turkey breast. While pork shoulder has 6.24g of saturated fat, turkey breast has only 1.91g.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw and Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw.

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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.

Pork shoulder

Turkey breast

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+15.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+14.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+63.6%

~equal in Potassium ~275mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~186mg

~equal in Sodium ~59mg

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.

Pork shoulder

Turkey breast

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1222.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+76.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+37.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.767mg	0.058mg	59%
Saturated fat	6.24g	1.91g	20%
Fats	17.99g	7.02g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	8.01g	2.66g	13%
Vitamin B12	0.74µg	0.42µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.275mg	0.115mg	12%
Choline	60.6mg		11%
Vitamin B6	0.348mg	0.48mg	10%
Zinc	2.7mg	1.57mg	10%
Vitamin D	1.7µg		9%
Vitamin D	70IU		9%
Vitamin B3	3.833mg	5.2mg	9%
Protein	17.18g	21.89g	9%
Selenium	25.5µg	22.4µg	6%
Calories	236kcal	157kcal	4%
Vitamin B5	0.719mg	0.621mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.92g	1.66g	2%
Cholesterol	71mg	65mg	2%
Iron	1.05mg	1.2mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.19mg		1%
Magnesium	18mg	24mg	1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin C	0.7mg	0mg	1%
Potassium	302mg	275mg	1%
Copper	0.084mg	0.074mg	1%
Phosphorus	182mg	186mg	1%
Calcium	15mg	13mg	0%
Sodium	65mg	59mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.018mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.208mg	0.242mg	0%
Threonine	0.768mg	0.957mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.781mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	1.36mg	1.704mg	0%
Lysine	1.531mg	1.996mg	0%
Methionine	0.441mg	0.616mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.681mg	0.857mg	0%
Valine	0.921mg	1.141mg	0%
Histidine	0.656mg	0.66mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.01g	N/A