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Turkey sausage vs. Chicken breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between turkey sausage and chicken breast

  • Turkey sausage has more vitamin B12 and zinc; however, chicken breast has more vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and choline.
  • Chicken breast's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 69% more.
  • Turkey sausage has 8 times more sodium than chicken breast. Turkey sausage has 639mg of sodium, while chicken breast has 79mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Sausage, turkey, breakfast links, mild and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 9.6% 20% 40% 37% 81% 66% 83% 0% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 4.8% 24% 43% 18% 29% 105% 10% 2.7% 143%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more CopperCopper +105.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +175.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +93.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +20.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
~equal in Iron ~1.14mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 1.7% 0% 3.8% 6% 14% 38% 69% 0% 48% 99% 4% 3% 18%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 2.3% 8.4% 1.5% 20% 29% 277% 62% 148% 46% 6% 3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +32%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +113.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +121.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +46.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +300.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +207.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +50%
Contains more CholineCholine +182.9%
~equal in Folate ~4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey sausage Chicken breast DV% diff.
Vitamin B3 3.692mg 14.782mg 69%
Selenium 0µg 26.2µg 48%
Protein 15.42g 33.44g 36%
Vitamin B6 0.208mg 0.64mg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.657g 1.07g 24%
Sodium 639mg 79mg 24%
Cholesterol 160mg 91mg 23%
Fats 18.09g 4.71g 21%
Vitamin B5 1.04mg 21%
Vitamin B12 0.79µg 0.37µg 18%
Zinc 2.98mg 1.08mg 17%
Phosphorus 155mg 246mg 13%
Saturated fat 3.839g 1.29g 12%
Choline 33.9mg 95.9mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 5.158g 1.72g 9%
Copper 0.111mg 0.054mg 6%
Magnesium 16mg 31mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.165mg 0.125mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.079mg 2%
Calories 235kcal 187kcal 2%
Calcium 32mg 16mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.19mg 0.42mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.4µg 0.1µg 2%
Vitamin D 17IU 5IU 2%
Manganese 0.021mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 2.4µg 1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 0mg 1%
Potassium 229mg 276mg 1%
Iron 1.07mg 1.14mg 1%
Vitamin A 0µg 7µg 1%
Carbs 1.56g 0.51g 0%
Net carbs 1.56g 0.51g N/A
Folate 4µg 4µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.175mg 0.39mg 0%
Threonine 0.686mg 1.412mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.802mg 1.765mg 0%
Leucine 1.229mg 2.509mg 0%
Lysine 1.453mg 2.836mg 0%
Methionine 0.447mg 0.925mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.612mg 1.328mg 0%
Valine 0.819mg 1.659mg 0%
Histidine 0.481mg 1.037mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.02g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
15% 18% 63% 2%
Protein: 15.42 g
Fats: 18.09 g
Carbs: 1.56 g
Water: 63.12 g
Other: 1.81 g
33% 5% 60%
Protein: 33.44 g
Fats: 4.71 g
Carbs: 0.51 g
Water: 60.21 g
Other: 1.13 g
Contains more FatsFats +284.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +205.9%
Contains more OtherOther +60.2%
Contains more ProteinProtein +116.9%
~equal in Water ~60.21g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 38% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.839 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.158 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.657 g
32% 42% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.29 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.72 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.07 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +199.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +335.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.4%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Turkey sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174600/nutrients
  2. Chicken breast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171078/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.