Turkey meat vs. Mutton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey meat and mutton?

Turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3 and vitamin B6, yet mutton is higher in vitamin B12, iron, zinc, selenium, protein, phosphorus, and fats.
Mutton's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 143% more.
Turkey meat has 2 times more vitamin B6 than mutton. While turkey meat has 0.616mg of vitamin B6, mutton has only 0.377mg.
The amount of saturated fat in turkey meat is lower.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo) types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Turkey meat

Mutton

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.1%
Contains more IronIron	+336.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+139.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+135.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~31mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Turkey meat

Mutton

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+46.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+63.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1042.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+335.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.3mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.897mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	4.44µg	143%
Iron	1.09mg	4.76mg	46%
Zinc	2.48mg	5.93mg	31%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	6.52mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.377mg	18%
Selenium	29.8µg	38µg	15%
Saturated fat	2.155g	5.142g	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Protein	28.55g	33.43g	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.814g	9%
Phosphorus	223mg	272mg	7%
Fats	7.39g	11.09g	6%
Potassium	239mg	409mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.8mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	4.459g	5%
Copper	0.093mg	0.062mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g	0.147g	3%
Calories	189kcal	234kcal	2%
Vitamin D*	15 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Folate	9µg	0µg	2%
Choline	87.4mg	100.6mg	2%
Sodium	103mg	135mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg		1%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.033mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.06mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.3mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.897mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	70kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0.08g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0.08g	0%
Cholesterol	109mg	109mg	0%
Magnesium	30mg	31mg	0%
Calcium	14mg	10mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.257mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.403mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.588mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.764mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.999mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.918mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.399mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.678mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.975mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.003g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.014g	0g	N/A