Turkey meat vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turkey meat and pollock

Turkey meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B5; however, pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, and magnesium.
Pollock covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 110% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat has 14 times more saturated fat than pollock. While turkey meat has 2.155g of saturated fat, pollock has only 0.159g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen).

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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 meat

Pollock

Contains more IronIron	+94.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+55%
Contains more ZincZinc	+335.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+170%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+414.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+79.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+28.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48%

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 meat

Pollock

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+142.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+119.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+87.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+41.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+225%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+258.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Choline ~91.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	3.66µg	110%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	3.949mg	35%
Selenium	29.8µg	44.1µg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.329mg	22%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.57mg	17%
Sodium	103mg	419mg	14%
Magnesium	30mg	81mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.583g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.432mg	10%
Protein	28.55g	23.48g	10%
Fats	7.39g	1.18g	10%
Saturated fat	2.155g	0.159g	9%
Cholesterol	109mg	86mg	8%
Iron	1.09mg	0.56mg	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.134g	6%
Phosphorus	223mg	267mg	6%
Potassium	239mg	430mg	6%
Calcium	14mg	72mg	6%
Vitamin D	15IU	51IU	5%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	1.3µg	5%
Calories	189kcal	111kcal	4%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.223mg	4%
Copper	0.093mg	0.06mg	4%
Folate	9µg	3µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.054mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.28mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	17µg	1%
Choline	87.4mg	91.6mg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.018mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.029mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.082mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.908mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.157mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.696mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.21mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.691mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.086g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.423g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.027g	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