Turkey meat vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between turkey meat and whey

The amount of vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, choline, iron, and vitamin B5 in turkey meat is higher than in whey.
Turkey meat covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 59% more than whey.
Whey has 55 times less cholesterol than turkey meat. Turkey meat has 109mg of cholesterol, while whey has 2mg.
Whey has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of whey is 43, while the glycemic index of turkey meat is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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

Whey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.4%
Contains more IronIron	+1716.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+2225%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1807.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+384.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1468.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+235.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-47.6%

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

Whey

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+12836.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+147.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1887.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+264.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%
Contains more CholineCholine	+446.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	0.074mg	59%
Protein	28.55g	0.85g	55%
Selenium	29.8µg	1.9µg	51%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.031mg	45%
Cholesterol	109mg	2mg	36%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.28µg	31%
Phosphorus	223mg	46mg	25%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.13mg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.011g	14%
Choline	87.4mg	16mg	13%
Iron	1.09mg	0.06mg	13%
Fats	7.39g	0.36g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.383mg	11%
Copper	0.093mg	0.004mg	10%
Saturated fat	2.155g	0.23g	9%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.158mg	9%
Calories	189kcal	27kcal	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.1g	6%
Magnesium	30mg	8mg	5%
Calcium	14mg	47mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Sodium	103mg	54mg	2%
Carbs	0.06g	5.14g	2%
Folate	9µg	1µg	2%
Potassium	239mg	161mg	2%
Vitamin D	15IU		2%
Vitamin A	12µg	3µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.036mg	1%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.001mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.1mg	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	5.14g	N/A
Sugar	0g	5.14g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.013mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.047mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	0.078mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.068mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.016mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.027mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.046mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.016mg	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