Turkey meat vs. Chicken breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and chicken breast different?

Turkey meat is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, selenium, and polyunsaturated fat; however, chicken breast is richer in vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken breast is 33% higher.
Turkey meat contains 3 times more vitamin B12 than chicken breast. While turkey meat contains 1.02µg of vitamin B12, chicken breast contains only 0.37µg.
Chicken breast has less saturated fat.

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried 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.

Turkey meat

Chicken breast

Contains more CopperCopper	+72.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+129.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+10.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

~equal in Magnesium ~31mg

~equal in Iron ~1.14mg

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

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+124.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+175.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+54.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.04mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.64mg

~equal in Choline ~95.9mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	14.782mg	33%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.37µg	27%
Zinc	2.48mg	1.08mg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.125mg	12%
Protein	28.55g	33.44g	10%
Selenium	29.8µg	26.2µg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	1.07g	7%
Cholesterol	109mg	91mg	6%
Saturated fat	2.155g	1.29g	4%
Fats	7.39g	4.71g	4%
Copper	0.093mg	0.054mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.079mg	3%
Phosphorus	223mg	246mg	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.1µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	1.72g	2%
Choline	87.4mg	95.9mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	1.04mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.64mg	2%
Sodium	103mg	79mg	1%
Vitamin D	15IU	5IU	1%
Folate	9µg	4µg	1%
Iron	1.09mg	1.14mg	1%
Potassium	239mg	276mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	7µg	1%
Calories	189kcal	187kcal	0%
Carbs	0.06g	0.51g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0.51g	N/A
Magnesium	30mg	31mg	0%
Calcium	14mg	16mg	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.021mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.39mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.412mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.765mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.509mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.836mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.925mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.328mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.659mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	1.037mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.02g	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