Turkey neck vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between turkey neck and ground turkey

Turkey neck is higher in vitamin B12, yet ground turkey is higher in protein, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, fats, and iron.
Ground turkey covers your daily protein needs 26% more than turkey neck.
Turkey neck contains 3 times more sodium than ground turkey. While turkey neck contains 233mg of sodium, ground turkey contains only 78mg.

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

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Turkey neck

Ground turkey

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+409.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+121.1%
Contains more IronIron	+50.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-66.5%

~equal in Copper ~0.151mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.11mg

~equal in Selenium ~31.1µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Turkey neck

Ground turkey

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+31.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+84.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+51%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+77.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+48.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+73.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.11mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.211mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	4.924mg	8.724mg	24%
Protein	16.51g	27.37g	22%
Vitamin B6	0.364mg	0.633mg	21%
Vitamin B12	1.76µg	1.34µg	18%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.508g	15%
Phosphorus	160mg	254mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.478g	2.917g	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.136g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.801mg	1.193mg	8%
Fats	6.04g	10.4g	7%
Cholesterol	115mg	93mg	7%
Sodium	233mg	78mg	7%
Iron	1.01mg	1.52mg	6%
Potassium	133mg	294mg	5%
Selenium	28.6µg	31.1µg	5%
Saturated fat	1.647g	2.669g	5%
Calories	125kcal	203kcal	4%
Magnesium	15mg	30mg	4%
Choline	54mg	78.2mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	1.824g	3.458g	4%
Zinc	3.39mg	3.11mg	3%
Manganese	0.056mg	0.011mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.051mg	0.077mg	2%
Vitamin D*	13 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.3µg	0.2µg	1%
Copper	0.142mg	0.151mg	1%
Vitamin A	13µg	24µg	1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	76kcal	74kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	80g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	2.4	N/A
Calcium	24mg	28mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.12mg	0.11mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.211mg	0%
Trans fat		0.134g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.176mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	0.6mg	1.258mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.473mg	1.227mg	0%
Leucine	1.144mg	2.262mg	0%
Lysine	1.363mg	2.452mg	0%
Methionine	0.432mg	0.806mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.532mg	1.068mg	0%
Valine	0.528mg	1.27mg	0%
Histidine	0.448mg	0.811mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.002g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.008g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.019g	N/A