Turkey meat vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turkey meat and steak

Turkey meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus; however, steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and iron.
Steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 49% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat has 2 times more vitamin B3 than steak. While turkey meat has 9.573mg of vitamin B3, steak has only 5.149mg.
Steak has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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

Steak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+16.7%
Contains more IronIron	+120.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+155.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-43.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.085mg

~equal in Selenium ~31.8µg

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

Steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+85.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+115.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.301mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	2.2µg	49%
Zinc	2.48mg	6.34mg	35%
Saturated fat	2.155g	8.443g	29%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	5.149mg	28%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg		19%
Fats	7.39g	19.02g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	9.171g	16%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Iron	1.09mg	2.4mg	16%
Cholesterol	109mg	78mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.5mg	9%
Phosphorus	223mg	163mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.896g	8%
Protein	28.55g	24.85g	7%
Selenium	29.8µg	31.8µg	4%
Calories	189kcal	271kcal	4%
Magnesium	30mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.074mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.301mg	2%
Sodium	103mg	58mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.1µg	2%
Potassium	239mg	279mg	1%
Manganese	0.014mg		1%
Vitamin A	12µg	7µg	1%
Copper	0.093mg	0.085mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Vitamin D	15IU	6IU	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	12mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.157mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.142mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.38mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.672mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.997mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.242mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.931mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.013g	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