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Turkey leg vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between turkey leg and beef

  • Turkey leg has more vitamin B5; however, beef is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 159% more than turkey leg.
  • Beef has 2 times less vitamin B5 than turkey leg. Turkey leg has 1.09mg of vitamin B5, while beef has 0.481mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 5.1% 24% 65% 47% 84% 76% 9.7% 2.9% 144%
Beef
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3.9% 31% 114% 32% 101% 111% 7% 1.2% 139%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +46.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +144.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.9%
Contains more IronIron +76.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +19.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +46.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27%
~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.33% 0% 0% 19% 49% 55% 65% 78% 49% 0% 7.5% 0%
Beef
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0.67% 5% 1.5% 19% 92% 108% 29% 154% 526% 4% 5.3% 41%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +126.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +89.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +95.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +979.5%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.074mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey leg Beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 4.21µg 159%
Vitamin B6 0.34mg 0.669mg 25%
Vitamin B3 2.947mg 5.76mg 18%
Iron 1.72mg 3.04mg 17%
Protein 19.54g 27.55g 16%
Vitamin B2 0.211mg 0.4mg 15%
Choline 75.6mg 14%
Vitamin B5 1.09mg 0.481mg 12%
Phosphorus 177mg 259mg 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.83g 0.532g 9%
Zinc 3.09mg 3.7mg 6%
Copper 0.142mg 0.097mg 5%
Cholesterol 71mg 85mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.06g 2.734g 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Potassium 273mg 352mg 2%
Selenium 26.4µg 25.4µg 2%
Saturated fat 2.06g 2.595g 2%
Magnesium 21mg 14mg 2%
Folate 10µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Calories 144kcal 169kcal 1%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.009mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Sodium 74mg 54mg 1%
Fats 6.72g 6.54g 0%
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Calcium 17mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 2µg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.074mg 0%
Trans fat 0.375g N/A
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0.359mg 0%
Threonine 0.861mg 1.534mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.998mg 1.52mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 2.833mg 0%
Lysine 1.809mg 3.178mg 0%
Methionine 0.557mg 0.871mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.769mg 1.299mg 0%
Valine 1.028mg 1.603mg 0%
Histidine 0.598mg 1.244mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.349g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 7% 73%
Protein: 19.54 g
Fats: 6.72 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.69 g
Other: 1.05 g
Beef
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28% 7% 66%
Protein: 27.55 g
Fats: 6.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.71 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more OtherOther +425%
Contains more ProteinProtein +41%
~equal in Fats ~6.54g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~65.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 35% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.83 g
Beef
Beef
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44% 47% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.595 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.734 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +244%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +32.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Turkey leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171493/nutrients
  2. Beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174006/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.