Waffle vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between waffle and turkey meat

Waffle has more selenium, calcium, vitamin B1, and iron; however, turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, vitamin B1,2 and zinc.
Turkey meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 47% more than waffle.
Waffle has 18 times more calcium than turkey meat. While waffle has 255mg of calcium, turkey meat has only 14mg.
Turkey meat has less sodium.
The glycemic index of waffle is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Waffles, plain, prepared from recipe and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Waffle

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1721.4%
Contains more IronIron	+111.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1792.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+55%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+50.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50%
Contains more ZincZinc	+264.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.8%

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.

Waffle

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+441.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+484.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+411.1%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+361.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+95.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+308%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	2.073mg	9.573mg	47%
Vitamin B6	0.056mg	0.616mg	43%
Protein	7.9g	28.55g	41%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	1.02µg	32%
Polyunsaturated fat	6.785g	2.119g	31%
Selenium	46.2µg	29.8µg	30%
Calcium	255mg	14mg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.263mg	0.045mg	18%
Sodium	511mg	103mg	18%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Zinc	0.68mg	2.48mg	16%
Iron	2.31mg	1.09mg	15%
Cholesterol	69mg	109mg	13%
Carbs	32.9g	0.06g	11%
Manganese	0.265mg	0.014mg	11%
Fats	14.1g	7.39g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.485mg	0.948mg	9%
Folate	46µg	9µg	9%
Vitamin A	65µg	12µg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.347mg	0.281mg	5%
Calories	291kcal	189kcal	5%
Phosphorus	190mg	223mg	5%
Copper	0.062mg	0.093mg	3%
Magnesium	19mg	30mg	3%
Saturated fat	2.866g	2.155g	3%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Potassium	159mg	239mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.521g	2.647g	2%
Vitamin C	0.4mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	32.9g	0.06g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.099mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.289mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.362mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.63mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.384mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.179mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.395mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.409mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.187mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.001g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	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