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

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Significant differences between turkey meat and luncheon meat

Turkey meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, copper, and vitamin B5; however, luncheon meat is richer in selenium and vitamin B1.
Luncheon meat covers your daily sodium needs 31% more than turkey meat.
Luncheon meat has 3 times less copper than turkey meat. Turkey meat has 0.093mg of copper, while luncheon meat has 0.03mg.
Luncheon meat contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and USDA Commodity, luncheon meat, canned.

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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

Luncheon meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains more IronIron	+12.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+210%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+31.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+25.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+164.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28.5%

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

Luncheon meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+83.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+126.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+36.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+128.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+184.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.92µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	103mg	820mg	31%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	5.225mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.272mg	26%
Protein	28.55g	17.5g	22%
Selenium	29.8µg	38.3µg	15%
Cholesterol	109mg	78mg	10%
Phosphorus	223mg	170mg	8%
Saturated fat	2.155g	3.944g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	5.685g	8%
Fats	7.39g	12.77g	8%
Copper	0.093mg	0.03mg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.128mg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.613mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.213mg	5%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.92µg	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	1.565g	4%
Choline	87.4mg	63.9mg	4%
Zinc	2.48mg	2.15mg	3%
Magnesium	30mg	18mg	3%
Iron	1.09mg	0.97mg	2%
Folate	9µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Potassium	239mg	300mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Calcium	14mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.16mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.037mg	1%
Calories	189kcal	189kcal	0%
Carbs	0.06g	1.04g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	1.04g	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	0.055g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g		N/A