Turkey meat vs. Soy sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and soy sauce different?

Turkey meat is higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B5, and choline; however, soy sauce is richer in manganese.
Daily need coverage for sodium for soy sauce is 234% higher.
Soy sauce has less cholesterol.
Turkey meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than soy sauce (15).

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Soy sauce made from soy and wheat (shoyu) 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

Soy sauce

Contains more CopperCopper	+116.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+185.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+5860%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+146.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+135.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+82%
Contains more IronIron	+33%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+7171.4%

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

Soy sauce

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+36.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+70.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+335.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+219.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+316.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+377.6%

Contains more FolateFolate

+55.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	103mg	5493mg	234%
Selenium	29.8µg	0.5µg	53%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	2.196mg	46%
Manganese	0.014mg	1.018mg	44%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0µg	43%
Protein	28.55g	8.14g	41%
Cholesterol	109mg	0mg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.148mg	36%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.87mg	15%
Choline	87.4mg	18.3mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.297mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.263g	12%
Magnesium	30mg	74mg	10%
Fats	7.39g	0.57g	10%
Saturated fat	2.155g	0.073g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.165mg	9%
Phosphorus	223mg	166mg	8%
Calories	189kcal	53kcal	7%
Potassium	239mg	435mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.088g	6%
Copper	0.093mg	0.043mg	6%
Iron	1.09mg	1.45mg	5%
Fiber	0g	0.8g	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Calcium	14mg	33mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU	0IU	2%
Carbs	0.06g	4.93g	2%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.033mg	1%
Folate	9µg	14µg	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	4.13g	N/A
Sugar	0g	0.4g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.096mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.271mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.318mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	0.537mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.381mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.097mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.353mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.332mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.174mg	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