Turkey meat vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between turkey meat and butter

Turkey meat has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B2, while butter has more vitamin A.
Butter's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 242% higher.
Butter contains 228 times less vitamin B3 than turkey meat. Turkey meat contains 9.573mg of vitamin B3, while butter contains 0.042mg.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey meat is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Butter, without salt.

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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

Butter

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+1400%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+895.8%
Contains more IronIron	+5350%
Contains more CopperCopper	+481.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+2655.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+829.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+250%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2880%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+71.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.3%

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

Butter

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+800%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+726.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22692.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+761.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+20433.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+500%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%
Contains more CholineCholine	+364.9%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+3214.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.155g	50.489g	220%
Fats	7.39g	81.11g	113%
Vitamin A	12µg	684µg	75%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	0.042mg	60%
Protein	28.55g	0.85g	55%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	23.43g	52%
Selenium	29.8µg	1µg	52%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.003mg	47%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.17µg	35%
Cholesterol	109mg	215mg	35%
Phosphorus	223mg	24mg	28%
Calories	189kcal	717kcal	26%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.09mg	22%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.034mg	19%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.11mg	17%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	2.32mg	15%
Iron	1.09mg	0.02mg	13%
Choline	87.4mg	18.8mg	12%
Copper	0.093mg	0.016mg	9%
Magnesium	30mg	2mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	3.01g	6%
Vitamin K	0µg	7µg	6%
Potassium	239mg	24mg	6%
Sodium	103mg	11mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.005mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU	0IU	2%
Folate	9µg	3µg	2%
Calcium	14mg	24mg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.06g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.004mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.012mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.038mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.051mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	0.083mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.067mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.021mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.041mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.057mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.023mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g	0.315g	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	2.166g	N/A