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Turkey meat vs. Ostrich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between turkey meat and ostrich

  • Turkey meat has more vitamin B3; however, ostrich has more vitamin B12, zinc, iron, vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B5, and copper.
  • Ostrich's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 218% more.
  • Turkey meat has 2 times more saturated fat than ostrich. Turkey meat has 2.155g of saturated fat, while ostrich has 1g.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked.

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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 18% 1.8% 32% 105% 51% 132% 108% 10% 2.5% 205%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +133.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.5%
Contains more IronIron +156%
Contains more CopperCopper +63.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +95.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -22.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +25.8%

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%
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% 0% 4.6% 0% 58% 67% 134% 79% 126% 781% 0% 11% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +34%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +13%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +228.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +415.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +39%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +512.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +66.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.292mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey meat Ostrich DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.02µg 6.25µg 218%
Zinc 2.48mg 4.85mg 22%
Iron 1.09mg 2.79mg 21%
Choline 87.4mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.232mg 16%
Vitamin B3 9.573mg 7.143mg 15%
Selenium 29.8µg 37.5µg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.119g 0.44g 11%
Cholesterol 109mg 85mg 8%
Copper 0.093mg 0.152mg 7%
Fats 7.39g 2.57g 7%
Vitamin B5 0.948mg 1.318mg 7%
Saturated fat 2.155g 1g 5%
Vitamin B6 0.616mg 0.545mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.647g 0.97g 4%
Phosphorus 223mg 251mg 4%
Potassium 239mg 362mg 4%
Folate 9µg 15µg 2%
Calories 189kcal 145kcal 2%
Vitamin D 15IU 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.292mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0.23mg 1%
Vitamin A 12µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 103mg 80mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 6mg 1%
Magnesium 30mg 25mg 1%
Protein 28.55g 28.49g 0%
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Manganese 0.014mg 0.019mg 0%
Trans fat 0.101g N/A
Tryptophan 0.291mg 0.254mg 0%
Threonine 1.004mg 1.25mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.796mg 1.354mg 0%
Leucine 1.925mg 2.315mg 0%
Lysine 2.282mg 2.516mg 0%
Methionine 0.724mg 0.796mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.903mg 1.176mg 0%
Valine 0.902mg 1.407mg 0%
Histidine 0.749mg 0.716mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.008g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.105g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.008g 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

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
28% 3% 69%
Protein: 28.49 g
Fats: 2.57 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 68.51 g
Other: 0.43 g
Contains more FatsFats +187.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +11.6%
~equal in Protein ~28.49g
~equal in Water ~68.51g

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
41% 40% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.97 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.44 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +172.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +381.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -53.6%

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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. Ostrich - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174488/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.