Emu vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between emu and ground turkey

Ground turkey has less iron, vitamin B5, selenium, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, protein, and copper than emu.
Emu covers your daily need for iron 67% more than ground turkey.
Emu has 6 times more vitamin B1 than ground turkey. While emu has 0.43mg of vitamin B1, ground turkey has only 0.077mg.
Ground turkey has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Emu, full rump, cooked, broiled 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.

Emu

Ground turkey

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+13.3%
Contains more IronIron	+353.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+88.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+38.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+227.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+67.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-29.1%

~equal in Potassium ~294mg

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.

Emu

Ground turkey

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+136.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+458.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+205.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+21.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+205.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+55.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+64.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+700%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	6.89mg	1.52mg	67%
Vitamin B5	3.647mg	1.193mg	49%
Selenium	52.1µg	31.1µg	38%
Vitamin B12	2.2µg	1.34µg	36%
Vitamin B2	0.645mg	0.211mg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.43mg	0.077mg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.987mg	0.633mg	27%
Copper	0.285mg	0.151mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.613g	2.917g	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.508g	15%
Choline		78.2mg	14%
Protein	33.67g	27.37g	13%
Fats	2.68g	10.4g	12%
Cholesterol	129mg	93mg	12%
Vitamin B3	10.569mg	8.724mg	12%
Zinc	4.32mg	3.11mg	11%
Phosphorus	323mg	254mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.136g	9%
Saturated fat	0.87g	2.669g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	1.079g	3.458g	6%
Calories	168kcal	203kcal	2%
Calcium	7mg	28mg	2%
Vitamin A	3µg	24µg	2%
Vitamin D*		8 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	34mg	30mg	1%
Potassium	324mg	294mg	1%
Sodium	110mg	78mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.26mg	0.11mg	1%
Manganese	0.036mg	0.011mg	1%
Folate	10µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	50kcal	74kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	60g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	2.4	N/A
Trans fat		0.134g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.222mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	0.965mg	1.258mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.094mg	1.227mg	0%
Leucine	1.859mg	2.262mg	0%
Lysine	1.981mg	2.452mg	0%
Methionine	0.638mg	0.806mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.961mg	1.068mg	0%
Valine	1.121mg	1.27mg	0%
Histidine	0.737mg	0.811mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.015g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		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)	0.003g	0.019g	N/A