Turkey meat vs. Jerky — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and jerky different?

Turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6, while jerky is higher in iron, zinc, folate, and phosphorus.
Jerky covers your daily need for sodium, 86% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat contains 6 times more vitamin B3 than jerky. Turkey meat contains 9.573mg of vitamin B3, while jerky contains 1.732mg.
Jerky is lower in cholesterol.

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed types were 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

Jerky

Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+178.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+70%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+149.8%
Contains more IronIron	+397.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+144.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+227%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+82.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+692.9%

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

Jerky

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+97.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+452.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+481.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+244.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+242.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1388.9%
Contains more CholineCholine	+24.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.99µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	103mg	2081mg	86%
Iron	1.09mg	5.42mg	54%
Zinc	2.48mg	8.11mg	51%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	1.732mg	49%
Saturated fat	2.155g	10.85g	40%
Selenium	29.8µg	10.7µg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.179mg	34%
Folate	9µg	134µg	31%
Fats	7.39g	25.6g	28%
Phosphorus	223mg	407mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	11.305g	22%
Cholesterol	109mg	48mg	20%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.163mg	16%
Copper	0.093mg	0.227mg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.142mg	11%
Calories	189kcal	410kcal	11%
Potassium	239mg	597mg	11%
Protein	28.55g	33.2g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.154mg	9%
Fiber	0g	1.8g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	1.011g	7%
Magnesium	30mg	51mg	5%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.111mg	4%
Choline	87.4mg	109.1mg	4%
Carbs	0.06g	11g	4%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.49mg	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.3µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.3µg	1%
Calcium	14mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.99µg	1%
Vitamin D	15IU	11IU	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	9.2g	N/A
Sugar	0g	9g	N/A
Trans fat	0.101g		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	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