Turkey meat vs. Oatmeal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and oatmeal different?

Turkey meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and zinc; however, oatmeal is richer in iron, manganese, and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for iron for oatmeal is 61% higher.
Oatmeal has less cholesterol.
Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than oatmeal (79).

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Cereals, oats, instant, fortified, plain, prepared with water (boiling water added or microwaved) 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

Oatmeal

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+291.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+40.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+189.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+496%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+471.4%
Contains more IronIron	+446.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-52.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+3885.7%

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

Oatmeal

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+30.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+216.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+199.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+112.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+1759.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+983.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+477.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+388.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.07mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.09mg	5.96mg	61%
Protein	28.55g	2.37g	52%
Selenium	29.8µg	5µg	45%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0µg	43%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	3.025mg	41%
Cholesterol	109mg	0mg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.29mg	25%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.558mg	24%
Phosphorus	223mg	77mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.26mg	18%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.62mg	17%
Choline	87.4mg	4.7mg	15%
Vitamin A	12µg	130µg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.317mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.426g	11%
Fats	7.39g	1.36g	9%
Folate	9µg	44µg	9%
Saturated fat	2.155g	0.226g	9%
Calcium	14mg	80mg	7%
Fiber	0g	1.7g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.391g	6%
Calories	189kcal	68kcal	6%
Potassium	239mg	61mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.215mg	5%
Starch		10.37g	4%
Carbs	0.06g	11.67g	4%
Copper	0.093mg	0.066mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Sodium	103mg	49mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU	0IU	2%
Magnesium	30mg	26mg	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	9.97g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.46g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.07mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.4µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g	0.003g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.04mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.083mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.105mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	0.2mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.135mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.04mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.13mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.151mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.057mg	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