Pot roast vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pot roast and turkey meat different?

Pot roast is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron; however, turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pot roast is 46% higher.
Pot roast contains 4 times more saturated fat than turkey meat. While pot roast contains 7.548g of saturated fat, turkey meat contains only 2.155g.

Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Pot roast

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more IronIron	+122%
Contains more ZincZinc	+168.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+10.4%

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

~equal in Copper ~0.093mg

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.

Pot roast

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+628.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+108.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+26.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+133.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+117.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	1.02µg	46%
Zinc	6.66mg	2.48mg	38%
Vitamin B3	4.105mg	9.573mg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.616mg	26%
Saturated fat	7.548g	2.155g	25%
Fats	19.17g	7.39g	18%
Iron	2.42mg	1.09mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	8.175g	2.647g	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.708g	2.119g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	0.948mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.281mg	8%
Phosphorus	174mg	223mg	7%
Selenium	27µg	29.8µg	5%
Calories	297kcal	189kcal	5%
Choline	110.2mg	87.4mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.51mg	0.07mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	30mg	3%
Sodium	47mg	103mg	2%
Cholesterol	116mg	109mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.4µg	1%
Vitamin A	0µg	12µg	1%
Copper	0.099mg	0.093mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.045mg	1%
Vitamin D	8IU	15IU	1%
Protein	28.94g	28.55g	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	16mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	231mg	239mg	0%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Folate	9µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.19mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.317mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.302mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.446mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.754mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.143mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.436mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.924mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		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		1.841g	N/A