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

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What are the differences between turkey breast and turkey meat?

Turkey meat is richer than turkey breast in vitamin B3, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B5, and phosphorus.
Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 27% more.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey breast is lower.

We used Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types 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.

Turkey breast

Turkey meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+28.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more CopperCopper	+25.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+58%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33%

~equal in Calcium ~14mg

~equal in Iron ~1.09mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+28.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+144.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+84.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+142.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	9.573mg	27%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	1.02µg	25%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Cholesterol	65mg	109mg	15%
Protein	21.89g	28.55g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.281mg	13%
Selenium	22.4µg	29.8µg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.616mg	10%
Zinc	1.57mg	2.48mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.948mg	7%
Phosphorus	186mg	223mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	2.119g	3%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Calories	157kcal	189kcal	2%
Sodium	59mg	103mg	2%
Copper	0.074mg	0.093mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Vitamin A	2µg	12µg	1%
Saturated fat	1.91g	2.155g	1%
Folate	7µg	9µg	1%
Magnesium	24mg	30mg	1%
Potassium	275mg	239mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.045mg	1%
Iron	1.2mg	1.09mg	1%
Fats	7.02g	7.39g	1%
Carbs	0g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	13mg	14mg	0%
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.014mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	2.647g	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	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