Turkey meat vs. Taco salad — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and taco salad different?

Turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, choline, and zinc; however, taco salad is richer in calcium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for turkey meat is 52% higher.
Turkey meat contains 14 times more selenium than taco salad. While turkey meat contains 29.8µg of selenium, taco salad contains only 2.2µg.
Taco salad has less cholesterol.

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fast foods, taco salad 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

Taco salad

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+13.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+82.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+209.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-73.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1254.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+592.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1092.9%

~equal in Iron ~1.15mg

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

Taco salad

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+672%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+460%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+218.8%
Contains more CholineCholine	+275.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+11.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+366.7%

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	1.24mg	52%
Selenium	29.8µg	2.2µg	50%
Protein	28.55g	6.68g	44%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.11mg	39%
Cholesterol	109mg	22mg	29%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.32µg	29%
Phosphorus	223mg	72mg	22%
Choline	87.4mg	23.3mg	12%
Sodium	103mg	385mg	12%
Zinc	2.48mg	1.36mg	10%
Folate	9µg	42µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.883g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.18mg	8%
Calcium	14mg	97mg	8%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.167mg	7%
Saturated fat	2.155g	3.446g	6%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.68mg	5%
Carbs	0.06g	11.91g	4%
Calories	189kcal	141kcal	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Copper	0.093mg	0.113mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.8mg	2%
Vitamin A	12µg		1%
Iron	1.09mg	1.15mg	1%
Potassium	239mg	210mg	1%
Magnesium	30mg	26mg	1%
Fats	7.39g	7.46g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	11.91g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.05mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	2.606g	0%
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.075mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.254mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.311mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	0.549mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.145mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.277mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.343mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.201mg	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