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Turkey meat vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and beer different?

  • Turkey meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and choline than beer.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for turkey meat is 57% higher.
  • Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than beer (104).

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all are the varieties used 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.2% 21% 41% 31% 68% 96% 13% 1.8% 163%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +250%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +785.2%
Contains more IronIron +5350%
Contains more CopperCopper +1760%
Contains more ZincZinc +24700%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1492.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +75%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4866.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.1%

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% 4% 1.4% 6% 11% 65% 179% 57% 142% 128% 0% 6.8% 48%
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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% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1024%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1766.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2212.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1239.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +5000%
Contains more FolateFolate +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +765.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey meat Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 9.573mg 0.513mg 57%
Protein 28.55g 0.46g 56%
Selenium 29.8µg 0.6µg 53%
Vitamin B6 0.616mg 0.046mg 44%
Vitamin B12 1.02µg 0.02µg 42%
Cholesterol 109mg 0mg 36%
Phosphorus 223mg 14mg 30%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.01mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.025mg 20%
Vitamin B5 0.948mg 0.041mg 18%
Choline 87.4mg 10.1mg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.119g 0g 14%
Iron 1.09mg 0.02mg 13%
Fats 7.39g 0g 11%
Saturated fat 2.155g 0g 10%
Copper 0.093mg 0.005mg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 2.647g 0g 7%
Calories 189kcal 43kcal 7%
Magnesium 30mg 6mg 6%
Potassium 239mg 27mg 6%
Sodium 103mg 4mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.005mg 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 15IU 0IU 2%
Vitamin A 12µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 14mg 4mg 1%
Folate 9µg 6µg 1%
Carbs 0.06g 3.55g 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 3.55g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0mg 0%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.008mg 0%
Trans fat 0.101g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.291mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 1.004mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.796mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 1.925mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 2.282mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.724mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.903mg 0mg 0%
Valine 0.902mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.749mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.008g 0g 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

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 7% 64%
Protein: 28.55 g
Fats: 7.39 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 63.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +6106.5%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +5816.7%
Contains more WaterWater +44.8%
Contains more OtherOther +739.6%

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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 meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171479/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.