Turkey leg vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between turkey leg and meatball

Turkey leg has more selenium, zinc, and vitamin B6; however, meatball is higher in vitamin B12, manganese, fiber, phosphorus, and folate.
Meatball covers your daily saturated fat needs 28% more than turkey leg.
Meatball contains 2 times less zinc than turkey leg. Turkey leg contains 3.09mg of zinc, while meatball contains 1.66mg.
Turkey leg has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style.

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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 leg

Meatball

Contains more CopperCopper	+15.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+86.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+72.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+47.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+370.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1181.8%

~equal in Potassium ~296mg

~equal in Iron ~1.77mg

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 leg

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+68.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+76.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+156.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+260%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.23mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.108mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	74mg	666mg	26%
Saturated fat	2.06g	7.627g	25%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	1µg	25%
Fats	6.72g	22.21g	24%
Selenium	26.4µg	15.3µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.06g	9.188g	18%
Zinc	3.09mg	1.66mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.34mg	0.202mg	11%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.282mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.83g	3.346g	10%
Protein	19.54g	14.4g	10%
Phosphorus	177mg	239mg	9%
Fiber	0g	2.3g	9%
Choline		45.2mg	8%
Folate	10µg	36µg	7%
Vitamin K		8.2µg	7%
Calories	144kcal	286kcal	7%
Calcium	17mg	80mg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.136mg	5%
Vitamin B5	1.09mg	0.924mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.42mg	3%
Carbs	0g	8.06g	3%
Copper	0.142mg	0.123mg	2%
Cholesterol	71mg	66mg	2%
Magnesium	21mg	31mg	2%
Vitamin A	1µg	22µg	2%
Potassium	273mg	296mg	1%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Iron	1.72mg	1.77mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.947mg	3.108mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.23mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	5.76g	N/A
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Sugar		3.47g	N/A
Trans fat		0.577g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg		0%
Threonine	0.861mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.998mg		0%
Leucine	1.537mg		0%
Lysine	1.809mg		0%
Methionine	0.557mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.769mg		0%
Valine	1.028mg		0%
Histidine	0.598mg		0%
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.163g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.022g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.07g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.815g	N/A