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Turkey meat vs. Peruvian groundcherry — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between turkey meat and Peruvian groundcherry

  • Turkey meat is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, yet Peruvian groundcherry is richer in vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin B1.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for turkey meat is 43% higher.
  • Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index than Peruvian groundcherry.

Food types used in this article are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Groundcherries, (cape-gooseberries or poha), raw.

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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 0% 2.7% 0% 38% 0% 0% 17% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +55.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +∞%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +457.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Iron ~1mg

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 37% 12% 0% 0% 28% 9.2% 53% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +602.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +241.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +144.4%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey meat Peruvian groundcherry DV% diff.
Selenium 29.8µg 54%
Protein 28.55g 1.9g 53%
Vitamin B6 0.616mg 47%
Vitamin B12 1.02µg 0µg 43%
Vitamin B3 9.573mg 2.8mg 42%
Cholesterol 109mg 0mg 36%
Phosphorus 223mg 40mg 26%
Zinc 2.48mg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.948mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.281mg 0.04mg 19%
Choline 87.4mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.119g 14%
Vitamin C 0mg 11mg 12%
Saturated fat 2.155g 10%
Copper 0.093mg 10%
Fats 7.39g 0.7g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 2.647g 7%
Calories 189kcal 53kcal 7%
Potassium 239mg 7%
Magnesium 30mg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.045mg 0.11mg 5%
Sodium 103mg 4%
Carbs 0.06g 11.2g 4%
Vitamin A 12µg 36µg 3%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 2%
Folate 9µg 2%
Vitamin D 15IU 2%
Manganese 0.014mg 1%
Iron 1.09mg 1mg 1%
Calcium 14mg 9mg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 11.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.07mg 0%
Trans fat 0.101g 0g 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 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
2% 11% 85%
Protein: 1.9 g
Fats: 0.7 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 85.4 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1402.6%
Contains more FatsFats +955.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +18566.7%
Contains more WaterWater +34.4%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%

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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. Peruvian groundcherry - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173043/nutrients

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

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