Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up
  1. Home
  2. Foods
  3. Meat
  4. Veal
  5. Compare
  6. Veal vs. Turkey breast

Veal vs. Turkey breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between veal and turkey breast

  • Veal has more vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, turkey breast has more selenium and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for veal is 35% higher.
  • Turkey breast has 2 times less zinc than veal. Veal has 3.87mg of zinc, while turkey breast has 1.57mg.
  • Turkey breast is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Veal, ground, cooked, broiled and Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw.

Infographic

Veal vs Turkey breast infographic
Infographic link

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.
Veal
Veal
6
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 3.9% 24% 45% 25% 43% 80% 7.7% 2.3% 122%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +22.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +39.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +146.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +16.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +94.4%
Contains more IronIron +21.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -28.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +63.5%
~equal in Magnesium ~24mg

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.
Veal
Veal
9
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% 0% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
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% 0.67% 0% 0% 15% 27% 98% 37% 111% 53% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +134.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +54.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +202.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +57.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +23.1%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Veal Turkey breast DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.27µg 0.42µg 35%
Zinc 3.87mg 1.57mg 21%
Vitamin B3 8.03mg 5.2mg 18%
Choline 95mg 17%
Selenium 13.7µg 22.4µg 16%
Cholesterol 103mg 65mg 13%
Vitamin B2 0.27mg 0.115mg 12%
Vitamin B5 1.16mg 0.621mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.55g 1.66g 7%
Vitamin B6 0.39mg 0.48mg 7%
Saturated fat 3.04g 1.91g 5%
Protein 24.38g 21.89g 5%
Phosphorus 217mg 186mg 4%
Iron 0.99mg 1.2mg 3%
Copper 0.103mg 0.074mg 3%
Potassium 337mg 275mg 2%
Folate 11µg 7µg 1%
Vitamin K 1.2µg 1%
Calories 172kcal 157kcal 1%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.058mg 1%
Manganese 0.035mg 0.018mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Sodium 83mg 59mg 1%
Fats 7.56g 7.02g 1%
Magnesium 24mg 24mg 0%
Calcium 17mg 13mg 0%
Vitamin A 0µg 2µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 2.84g 2.66g 0%
Tryptophan 0.247mg 0.242mg 0%
Threonine 1.065mg 0.957mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.201mg 1.099mg 0%
Leucine 1.94mg 1.704mg 0%
Lysine 2.009mg 1.996mg 0%
Methionine 0.569mg 0.616mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.984mg 0.857mg 0%
Valine 1.347mg 1.141mg 0%
Histidine 0.885mg 0.66mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
Veal
3
24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
22% 7% 70%
Protein: 21.89 g
Fats: 7.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.05 g
Other: 1.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.4%
Contains more OtherOther +25%
~equal in Fats ~7.02g
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~70.05g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Veal
Veal
1
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
31% 43% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.91 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.66 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.66 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -37.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +201.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~2.66g

People also compare

Veal
Veal vs Chicken meat
Chicken meat
Veal
Veal vs Turkey meat
Turkey meat
Veal
Veal vs Lamb
Lamb
Turkey breast
Turkey breast vs Chicken breast
Chicken breast
Turkey breast
Turkey breast vs Turkey leg
Turkey leg
Turkey breast
Turkey breast vs Turkey wing
Turkey wing

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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients
  2. Turkey breast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171093/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.