Roast beef vs. Turkey breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between roast beef and turkey breast

Roast beef has more vitamin B12, zinc, potassium, iron, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, turkey breast has more selenium, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for roast beef is 68% higher.
Turkey breast has 14 times less sodium than roast beef. Roast beef has 853mg of sodium, while turkey breast has 59mg.

Food types used in this article are Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced 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.

Roast beef

Turkey breast

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+135.3%
Contains more IronIron	+70.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+16.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+103.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+30.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+160%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+20%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.4%

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.

Roast beef

Turkey breast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+50%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+385.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.2mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.621mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.48mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.04µg	0.42µg	68%
Sodium	853mg	59mg	35%
Zinc	3.2mg	1.57mg	15%
Selenium	14.7µg	22.4µg	14%
Iron	2.05mg	1.2mg	11%
Potassium	647mg	275mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.27g	1.66g	9%
Choline	43.9mg		8%
Phosphorus	242mg	186mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.115mg	8%
Protein	18.62g	21.89g	7%
Cholesterol	51mg	65mg	5%
Fats	3.69g	7.02g	5%
Saturated fat	1.318g	1.91g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.521g	2.66g	3%
Vitamin E	0.49mg		3%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.48mg	2%
Vitamin B3	5.581mg	5.2mg	2%
Calories	115kcal	157kcal	2%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.058mg	1%
Copper	0.086mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.566mg	0.621mg	1%
Calcium	5mg	13mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	24mg	1%
Carbs	0.64g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.64g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU		0%
Sugar	0.29g		N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.015mg	0.018mg	0%
Trans fat	0.148g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.242mg	0%
Threonine		0.957mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.099mg	0%
Leucine		1.704mg	0%
Lysine		1.996mg	0%
Methionine		0.616mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.857mg	0%
Valine		1.141mg	0%
Histidine		0.66mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.017g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.14g		N/A