Turkey meat vs. Deer meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turkey meat and deer meat

Turkey meat has more selenium; however, deer meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, copper, zinc, phosphorus, and potassium.
Deer meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 108% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat has 3 times more selenium than deer meat. While turkey meat has 29.8µg of selenium, deer meat has only 11µg.
Deer meat has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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

Deer meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+170.9%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+81.6%
Contains more IronIron	+289.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+173.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+57.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

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

Deer meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+785.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+477.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+254.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.78mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.856mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.614mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	3.62µg	108%
Iron	1.09mg	4.25mg	40%
Selenium	29.8µg	11µg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.563mg	22%
Copper	0.093mg	0.254mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.26mg	18%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Zinc	2.48mg	3.99mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.127g	13%
Phosphorus	223mg	299mg	11%
Fats	7.39g	2.35g	8%
Cholesterol	109mg	88mg	7%
Potassium	239mg	434mg	6%
Saturated fat	2.155g	1.142g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.554g	5%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	8.78mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.62mg	4%
Protein	28.55g	29.9g	3%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.856mg	2%
Calories	189kcal	149kcal	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Sodium	103mg	57mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	14mg	5mg	1%
Magnesium	30mg	33mg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.022mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.614mg	0%
Folate	9µg	9µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.266mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.133mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.287mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.28mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.434mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.7mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.133mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.455mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.895mg	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	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g		N/A