Turkey meat vs. Brisket — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between turkey meat and brisket

Turkey meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and phosphorus; however, brisket has more vitamin B12, zinc, fats, and iron.
Brisket's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 46% more.
Turkey meat has 2 times more vitamin B3 than brisket. Turkey meat has 9.573mg of vitamin B3, while brisket has 4.087mg.
Turkey meat is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Turkey meat

Brisket

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+40%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more IronIron	+122.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+169.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-53.4%

~equal in Potassium ~232mg

~equal in Copper ~0.1mg

~equal in Selenium ~27.1µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Turkey meat

Brisket

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+64.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+134.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+118.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+628.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+31.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+107.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	2.12µg	46%
Zinc	2.48mg	6.69mg	38%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	4.087mg	34%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.282mg	26%
Saturated fat	2.155g	7.305g	23%
Fats	7.39g	18.42g	17%
Iron	1.09mg	2.43mg	17%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	7.934g	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.681g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.171mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.568mg	8%
Phosphorus	223mg	175mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Calories	189kcal	289kcal	5%
Selenium	29.8µg	27.1µg	5%
Choline	87.4mg	109.8mg	4%
Magnesium	30mg	19mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.51mg	3%
Vitamin D*	15 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Sodium	103mg	48mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.8µg	2%
Protein	28.55g	28.82g	1%
Cholesterol	109mg	106mg	1%
Copper	0.093mg	0.1mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.059mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Calcium	14mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	239mg	232mg	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.01mg	0%
Folate	9µg	9µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.181mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.101mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.253mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.192mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.717mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.088mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.367mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.879mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.014g		N/A