Turkey meat vs. Quail meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turkey meat and quail meat

Turkey meat has more vitamin B12, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, quail meat is higher in copper, iron, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and vitamin C.
Quail meat covers your daily need for copper, 46% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat has 2 times more vitamin B12 than quail meat. While turkey meat has 1.02µg of vitamin B12, quail meat has only 0.43µg.
Quail meat has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, whole, meat,, and skin, cooked, roasted and Quail, meat,, and skin, 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.

Turkey meat

Quail meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+79.5%

Contains more IronIron	+264.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+445.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-48.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.7%

~equal in Calcium ~13mg

~equal in Potassium ~216mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.42mg

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

Quail meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+137.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+508.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+442.2%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.26mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.6mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.093mg	0.507mg	46%
Iron	1.09mg	3.97mg	36%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.43µg	25%
Selenium	29.8µg	16.6µg	24%
Protein	28.55g	19.63g	18%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.244mg	17%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	7.538mg	13%
Cholesterol	109mg	76mg	11%
Vitamin A	12µg	73µg	7%
Fats	7.39g	12.05g	7%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.1mg	7%
Phosphorus	223mg	275mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	2.98g	6%
Saturated fat	2.155g	3.38g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.772mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	4.18g	4%
Sodium	103mg	53mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Magnesium	30mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.26mg	2%
Zinc	2.48mg	2.42mg	1%
Potassium	239mg	216mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.6mg	1%
Calories	189kcal	192kcal	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Calcium	14mg	13mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.019mg	0%
Folate	9µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.945mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.013mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.613mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.645mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.591mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.826mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.033mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.03g	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