Tomato vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between tomatoes and turkey meat

Tomatoes are higher in vitamin A, yet turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5.
Turkey meat covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 56% more than tomatoes.
Tomatoes contain 21 times more vitamin A than turkey meat. While tomatoes contain 833IU of vitamin A, turkey meat contains only 39IU.
The glycemic index of turkey meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average 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.

Tomato

Turkey meat

Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+714.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+172.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more IronIron	+303.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1358.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+829.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

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.

Tomato

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+250%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+671.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+21.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1378.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1511.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+965.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+670%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1204.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.594mg	9.573mg	56%
Protein	0.88g	28.55g	55%
Selenium	0µg	29.8µg	54%
Vitamin B12	0µg	1.02µg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.08mg	0.616mg	41%
Cholesterol	0mg	109mg	36%
Phosphorus	24mg	223mg	28%
Zinc	0.17mg	2.48mg	21%
Vitamin B2	0.019mg	0.281mg	20%
Vitamin B5	0.089mg	0.948mg	17%
Vitamin C	13.7mg	0mg	15%
Choline	6.7mg	87.4mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.083g	2.119g	14%
Fats	0.2g	7.39g	11%
Saturated fat	0.028g	2.155g	10%
Iron	0.27mg	1.09mg	10%
Calories	18kcal	189kcal	9%
Monounsaturated fat	0.031g	2.647g	7%
Vitamin K	7.9µg	0µg	7%
Fiber	1.2g	0g	5%
Magnesium	11mg	30mg	5%
Sodium	5mg	103mg	4%
Manganese	0.114mg	0.014mg	4%
Copper	0.059mg	0.093mg	4%
Vitamin A	42µg	12µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.54mg	0.07mg	3%
Fructose	1.37g		2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Folate	15µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	15IU	2%
Vitamin B1	0.037mg	0.045mg	1%
Carbs	3.89g	0.06g	1%
Net carbs	2.69g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	10mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	237mg	239mg	0%
Sugar	2.63g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.006mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.027mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.018mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.025mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.027mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.006mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.027mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.018mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.014mg	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