Turkey ham vs. Elk meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between turkey ham and elk meat

Turkey ham has more selenium and vitamin B1; however, elk meat is richer in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
Elk meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 90% more.
Turkey ham contains 18 times more sodium than elk meat. Turkey ham contains 909mg of sodium, while elk meat contains 50mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are USDA Commodity, turkey ham, dark meat, smoked, frozen and Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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 ham

Elk meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+263.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+81.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.9%
Contains more IronIron	+307%
Contains more ZincZinc	+96.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~285mg

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 ham

Elk meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+59.7%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+708.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+270%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.8µg	2.96µg	90%
Selenium	38.2µg	10.5µg	50%
Copper		0.349mg	39%
Iron	1mg	4.07mg	38%
Sodium	909mg	50mg	37%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.485mg	33%
Protein	16.3g	30.76g	29%
Vitamin B5		1.212mg	24%
Zinc	2.1mg	4.12mg	18%
Vitamin B3	4.12mg	6.143mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.27mg	0.37mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.23mg	0.144mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.873g	0.161g	5%
Potassium	253mg	392mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.55mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	29mg	3%
Cholesterol	64mg	72mg	3%
Folate		9µg	2%
Calories	118kcal	162kcal	2%
Vitamin A	16µg	0µg	2%
Manganese		0.019mg	1%
Phosphorus	289mg	285mg	1%
Carbs	3.1g	0g	1%
Saturated fat	1.2g	1.342g	1%
Monounsaturated fat	1.337g	0.97g	1%
Fats	4g	3.41g	1%
Net carbs	3.1g	0g	N/A
Calcium	7mg	5mg	0%
Sugar	1.2g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.275mg	0%
Threonine		1.236mg	0%
Isoleucine		1.291mg	0%
Leucine		2.293mg	0%
Lysine		2.513mg	0%
Methionine		0.755mg	0%
Phenylalanine		1.126mg	0%
Valine		1.428mg	0%
Histidine		0.948mg	0%
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A