Roquefort vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between roquefort and turkey meat

Roquefort is higher in calcium, fats, vitamin A, phosphorus, and vitamin B2, yet turkey meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Roquefort covers your daily saturated fat needs 86% more than turkey meat.
Roquefort contains 47 times more calcium than turkey meat. While roquefort contains 662mg of calcium, turkey meat contains only 14mg.
The amount of sodium in turkey meat is lower.
The glycemic index of turkey meat is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Cheese, roquefort and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Roquefort

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+4628.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+75.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+114.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+162.6%
Contains more IronIron	+94.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+173.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+105.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

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.

Roquefort

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+82.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+444.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1204.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+396.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+59.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	19.263g	2.155g	78%
Sodium	1809mg	103mg	74%
Calcium	662mg	14mg	65%
Vitamin B3	0.734mg	9.573mg	55%
Vitamin B6	0.124mg	0.616mg	38%
Fats	30.64g	7.39g	36%
Vitamin A	294µg	12µg	31%
Selenium	14.5µg	29.8µg	28%
Phosphorus	392mg	223mg	24%
Vitamin B2	0.586mg	0.281mg	23%
Vitamin B5	1.731mg	0.948mg	16%
Vitamin B12	0.64µg	1.02µg	16%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	8.474g	2.647g	15%
Protein	21.54g	28.55g	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.841g	11%
Folate	49µg	9µg	10%
Calories	369kcal	189kcal	9%
Iron	0.56mg	1.09mg	7%
Copper	0.034mg	0.093mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.105g	7%
Cholesterol	90mg	109mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.32g	2.119g	5%
Potassium	91mg	239mg	4%
Zinc	2.08mg	2.48mg	4%
Vitamin D*		15 IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Carbs	2g	0.06g	1%
Manganese	0.03mg	0.014mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.8g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	171kcal	66kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	27g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	2g	0.06g	N/A
Magnesium	30mg	30mg	0%
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.04mg	0.045mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.303mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.965mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.217mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.114mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.848mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.558mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.023mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.614mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.602mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.014g	N/A