Turkey meat vs. Flank steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between turkey meat and flank steak

Turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5, yet flank steak is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for flank steak is 25% higher.
Turkey meat contains 2 times more vitamin B2 than flank steak. Turkey meat contains 0.281mg of vitamin B2, while flank steak contains 0.133mg.
Flank steak contains less cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, flank, steak, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, 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

Flank steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+13.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+55.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+41.8%
Contains more IronIron	+59.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+97.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-45.6%

~equal in Phosphorus ~210mg

~equal in Selenium ~29.4µg

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

Flank steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+73.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+442.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+59.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+20.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.579mg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	1.63µg	25%
Zinc	2.48mg	4.9mg	22%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	7.363mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.322g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.133mg	11%
Cholesterol	109mg	79mg	10%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.545mg	8%
Iron	1.09mg	1.74mg	8%
Saturated fat	2.155g	3.395g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.579mg	3%
Potassium	239mg	339mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.075mg	3%
Choline	87.4mg	105.4mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Protein	28.55g	27.66g	2%
Phosphorus	223mg	210mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.38mg	2%
Sodium	103mg	56mg	2%
Magnesium	30mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	3.317g	2%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Selenium	29.8µg	29.4µg	1%
Copper	0.093mg	0.082mg	1%
Calcium	14mg	20mg	1%
Fats	7.39g	8.23g	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.4µg	1%
Calories	189kcal	192kcal	0%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.009mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Folate	9µg	9µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.182mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.105mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.259mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.201mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.338mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.72mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.093mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.372mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.883mg	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