Turkey breast vs. Luncheon meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between turkey breast and luncheon meat

Turkey breast has more vitamin B6; however, luncheon meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, zinc, and monounsaturated fat.
Luncheon meat covers your daily sodium needs 33% more than turkey breast.
Luncheon meat contains 2 times less vitamin B6 than turkey breast. Turkey breast contains 0.48mg of vitamin B6, while luncheon meat contains 0.272mg.
Turkey breast has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned.

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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.

Turkey breast

Luncheon meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+160%
Contains more IronIron	+23.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+146.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.8%

Contains more ZincZinc	+36.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+105.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+71%

~equal in Potassium ~300mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~170mg

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.

Turkey breast

Luncheon meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+119%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.225mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.613mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	59mg	820mg	33%
Selenium	22.4µg	38.3µg	29%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	0.92µg	21%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.272mg	16%
Choline		63.9mg	12%
Protein	21.89g	17.5g	9%
Saturated fat	1.91g	3.944g	9%
Fats	7.02g	12.77g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	5.685g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.213mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.128mg	6%
Copper	0.074mg	0.03mg	5%
Zinc	1.57mg	2.15mg	5%
Cholesterol	65mg	78mg	4%
Iron	1.2mg	0.97mg	3%
Calories	157kcal	189kcal	2%
Phosphorus	186mg	170mg	2%
Folate	7µg	0µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	1.565g	1%
Calcium	13mg	5mg	1%
Potassium	275mg	300mg	1%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.037mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.16mg	1%
Magnesium	24mg	18mg	1%
Carbs	0g	1.04g	0%
Net carbs	0g	1.04g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	5.225mg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.613mg	0%
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 - DHA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.055g	N/A