Turkey meat vs. Turkey neck — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between turkey meat and turkey neck

Turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, choline, and vitamin B2, yet turkey neck is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, and copper.
Turkey neck covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 31% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat contains 2 times more magnesium than turkey neck. While turkey meat contains 30mg of magnesium, turkey neck contains only 15mg.
The amount of sodium in turkey meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Turkey from whole, neck, meat only, raw.

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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

Turkey neck

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+79.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-55.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+71.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+52.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+36.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%

~equal in Iron ~1.01mg

~equal in Selenium ~28.6µg

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

Turkey neck

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+33.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+94.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+18.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+69.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%
Contains more CholineCholine	+61.9%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+71.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+72.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~13µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	1.76µg	31%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	4.924mg	29%
Protein	28.55g	16.51g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.364mg	19%
Phosphorus	223mg	160mg	9%
Zinc	2.48mg	3.39mg	8%
Choline	87.4mg	54mg	6%
Sodium	103mg	233mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.211mg	5%
Copper	0.093mg	0.142mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	1.478g	4%
Magnesium	30mg	15mg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.801mg	3%
Calories	189kcal	125kcal	3%
Potassium	239mg	133mg	3%
Fats	7.39g	6.04g	2%
Cholesterol	109mg	115mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	1.824g	2%
Saturated fat	2.155g	1.647g	2%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.056mg	2%
Selenium	29.8µg	28.6µg	2%
Folate	9µg	5µg	1%
Iron	1.09mg	1.01mg	1%
Calcium	14mg	24mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.051mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.3µg	1%
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	15IU	13IU	0%
Vitamin A	12µg	13µg	0%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.12mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.176mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.6mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.473mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.144mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.363mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.432mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.532mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.528mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.448mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	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