Steak vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between steak and turkey meat

Steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, and iron; however, turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 49% more than turkey meat.
Steak has 4 times more saturated fat than turkey meat. While steak has 8.443g of saturated fat, turkey meat has only 2.155g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled 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.

Steak

Turkey meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.7%
Contains more IronIron	+120.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+155.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.093mg

~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.

Steak

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+115.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.281mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	1.02µg	49%
Zinc	6.34mg	2.48mg	35%
Saturated fat	8.443g	2.155g	29%
Vitamin B3	5.149mg	9.573mg	28%
Vitamin B5		0.948mg	19%
Fats	19.02g	7.39g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	9.171g	2.647g	16%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Iron	2.4mg	1.09mg	16%
Cholesterol	78mg	109mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.5mg	0.616mg	9%
Phosphorus	163mg	223mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.896g	2.119g	8%
Protein	24.85g	28.55g	7%
Selenium	31.8µg	29.8µg	4%
Calories	271kcal	189kcal	4%
Magnesium	23mg	30mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.074mg	0.045mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.301mg	0.281mg	2%
Sodium	58mg	103mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.4µg	2%
Potassium	279mg	239mg	1%
Manganese		0.014mg	1%
Vitamin A	7µg	12µg	1%
Copper	0.085mg	0.093mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Folate	6µg	9µg	1%
Vitamin D	6IU	15IU	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	12mg	14mg	0%
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.171mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.157mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.142mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.38mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.672mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.997mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.242mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.931mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.013g	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