Turkey meat vs. Tamarind — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and tamarind different?

Turkey meat is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B5, while tamarind is higher in vitamin B1, iron, and fiber.
Turkey meat covers your daily need for selenium, 52% more than tamarind.
Tamarind is lower in cholesterol.
Tamarind has a higher glycemic index (23) than turkey meat (0).

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Tamarinds, raw types were 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

Tamarind

Contains more ZincZinc	+2380%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+97.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2192.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+206.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+428.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+162.8%
Contains more IronIron	+156.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-72.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.086mg

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

Tamarind

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+500%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+84.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+394%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+562.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+916.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+851.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+55.6%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	29.8µg	1.3µg	52%
Protein	28.55g	2.8g	52%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	1.938mg	48%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0µg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.066mg	42%
Cholesterol	109mg	0mg	36%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.428mg	32%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.1mg	22%
Carbs	0.06g	62.5g	21%
Iron	1.09mg	2.8mg	21%
Fiber	0g	5.1g	20%
Phosphorus	223mg	113mg	16%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.143mg	16%
Magnesium	30mg	92mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.059g	14%
Choline	87.4mg	8.6mg	14%
Potassium	239mg	628mg	11%
Fats	7.39g	0.6g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.152mg	10%
Saturated fat	2.155g	0.272g	9%
Calcium	14mg	74mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.181g	6%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.5mg	4%
Calories	189kcal	239kcal	3%
Sodium	103mg	28mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.8µg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU	0IU	2%
Manganese	0.014mg		1%
Vitamin A	12µg	2µg	1%
Folate	9µg	14µg	1%
Copper	0.093mg	0.086mg	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	57.4g	N/A
Sugar	0g	38.8g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.1mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.018mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg		0%
Leucine	1.925mg		0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.139mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.014mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg		0%
Valine	0.902mg		0%
Histidine	0.749mg		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