Turkey meat vs. Grouse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and grouse different?

Turkey meat is higher in zinc, iron, and polyunsaturated fat; however, grouse is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for grouse is 78% higher.
Turkey meat contains 17 times more saturated fat than grouse. While turkey meat contains 2.155g of saturated fat, grouse contains only 0.13g.

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw 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

Grouse

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains more IronIron	+87.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+60.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+386.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-51.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.3%

~equal in Magnesium ~32mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~229mg

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

Grouse

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+140%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+942.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+107%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+184.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.042mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.28mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	2.9µg	78%
Selenium	29.8µg		54%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	1.275mg	51%
Cholesterol	109mg	40mg	23%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg		19%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.51mg	18%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.132g	13%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	11.6mg	13%
Fats	7.39g	0.88g	10%
Saturated fat	2.155g	0.13g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.042g	7%
Iron	1.09mg	0.58mg	6%
Protein	28.55g	25.94g	5%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.73mg	4%
Calories	189kcal	112kcal	4%
Copper	0.093mg	0.058mg	4%
Potassium	239mg	311mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Sodium	103mg	50mg	2%
Folate	9µg		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Calcium	14mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	5µg	1%
Phosphorus	223mg	229mg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	30mg	32mg	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.042mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.28mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg		0%
Threonine	1.004mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg		0%
Leucine	1.925mg		0%
Lysine	2.282mg		0%
Methionine	0.724mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg		0%
Valine	0.902mg		0%
Histidine	0.749mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g	0.071g	N/A