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Turkey meat vs. Milk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and milk different?

  • Turkey meat is higher than milk in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus, iron, choline, and vitamin B5.
  • Turkey meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 59% more than milk.
  • Turkey meat contains 36 times more iron than milk. Turkey meat contains 1.09mg of iron, while milk contains 0.03mg.
  • Milk is lower in cholesterol.
  • Milk has a higher glycemic index (31) than turkey meat (0).

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 21% 4.2% 21% 41% 31% 68% 96% 13% 1.8% 163%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 38% 13% 1.1% 3.3% 11% 41% 5.7% 0.39% 18%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +172.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +59.3%
Contains more IronIron +3533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +830%
Contains more ZincZinc +490.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +366.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +803%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +792.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -57.3%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 4% 1.4% 6% 11% 65% 179% 57% 142% 128% 0% 6.8% 48%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 19% 0.2% 18% 5% 43% 1.7% 22% 8.5% 59% 0.25% 3.8% 9.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +10193.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +162.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1564.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +117%
Contains more FolateFolate +80%
Contains more CholineCholine +393.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +383.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey meat Milk DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 9.573mg 0.093mg 59%
Protein 28.55g 3.37g 50%
Selenium 29.8µg 3.3µg 48%
Vitamin B6 0.616mg 0.037mg 45%
Cholesterol 109mg 5mg 35%
Vitamin B12 1.02µg 0.47µg 23%
Zinc 2.48mg 0.42mg 19%
Phosphorus 223mg 95mg 18%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.119g 0.035g 14%
Choline 87.4mg 17.7mg 13%
Iron 1.09mg 0.03mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.948mg 0.361mg 12%
Calcium 14mg 125mg 11%
Fats 7.39g 0.97g 10%
Copper 0.093mg 0.01mg 9%
Saturated fat 2.155g 0.633g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.185mg 7%
Calories 189kcal 42kcal 7%
Monounsaturated fat 2.647g 0.277g 6%
Magnesium 30mg 11mg 5%
Vitamin A 12µg 58µg 5%
Vitamin D 15IU 48IU 4%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 1.2µg 4%
Sodium 103mg 44mg 3%
Potassium 239mg 150mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.02mg 2%
Carbs 0.06g 4.99g 2%
Folate 9µg 5µg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 4.99g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.01mg 0%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.003mg 0%
Vitamin K 0µg 0.1µg 0%
Trans fat 0.101g N/A
Tryptophan 0.291mg 0.043mg 0%
Threonine 1.004mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.796mg 0.174mg 0%
Leucine 1.925mg 0.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.282mg 0.282mg 0%
Methionine 0.724mg 0.088mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.903mg 0.174mg 0%
Valine 0.902mg 0.22mg 0%
Histidine 0.749mg 0.101mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.105g 0.004g 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 0.027g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 7% 64%
Protein: 28.55 g
Fats: 7.39 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 63.52 g
Other: 0.48 g
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3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 0.97 g
Carbs: 4.99 g
Water: 89.92 g
Other: 0.75 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +747.2%
Contains more FatsFats +661.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +8216.7%
Contains more WaterWater +41.6%
Contains more OtherOther +56.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 38% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.155 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.647 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.119 g
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67% 29% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.633 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.277 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.035 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +855.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5954.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Turkey meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171479/nutrients
  2. Milk - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170872/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.