Turkey meat vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and roast beef different?

Turkey meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, choline, and vitamin B5; however, roast beef is richer in vitamin B12, iron, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for roast beef is 43% higher.
Turkey meat contains 2 times more cholesterol than roast beef. While turkey meat contains 109mg of cholesterol, roast beef contains only 51mg.

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced 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

Roast beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+102.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+170.7%
Contains more IronIron	+88.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29%

~equal in Copper ~0.086mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~242mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.015mg

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

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%
Contains more CholineCholine	+99.1%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.043mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	2.04µg	43%
Sodium	103mg	853mg	33%
Selenium	29.8µg	14.7µg	27%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	5.581mg	25%
Protein	28.55g	18.62g	20%
Cholesterol	109mg	51mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.27g	12%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.46mg	12%
Potassium	239mg	647mg	12%
Iron	1.09mg	2.05mg	12%
Choline	87.4mg	43.9mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.566mg	8%
Zinc	2.48mg	3.2mg	7%
Fats	7.39g	3.69g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.213mg	5%
Saturated fat	2.155g	1.318g	4%
Calories	189kcal	115kcal	4%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.49mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	1.521g	3%
Phosphorus	223mg	242mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU	1IU	2%
Magnesium	30mg	20mg	2%
Folate	9µg	5µg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Calcium	14mg	5mg	1%
Copper	0.093mg	0.086mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	3µg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0.64g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0.64g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.29g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.015mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.043mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g	0.148g	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	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g	0.14g	N/A