Ground chicken vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground chicken and ground turkey different?

Ground chicken is higher in potassium and vitamin B2; however, ground turkey is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, copper, protein, iron, and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ground turkey is 35% higher.
Ground chicken contains 2 times more potassium than ground turkey. While ground chicken contains 677mg of potassium, ground turkey contains only 294mg.

Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Ground turkey, cooked are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Ground chicken

Ground turkey

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+130.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+250%
Contains more IronIron	+63.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+143.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+117.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~254mg

~equal in Sodium ~78mg

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.

Ground chicken

Ground turkey

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+162.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	1.34µg	35%
Selenium	14.3µg	31.1µg	31%
Potassium	677mg	294mg	11%
Zinc	1.92mg	3.11mg	11%
Copper	0.062mg	0.151mg	10%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	8.724mg	10%
Protein	23.28g	27.37g	8%
Iron	0.93mg	1.52mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.211mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.633mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	2.917g	6%
Cholesterol	107mg	93mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.077mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	3.458g	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g	2.508g	4%
Phosphorus	234mg	254mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	24µg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	1.193mg	3%
Choline	59mg	78.2mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g	0.136g	3%
Calcium	8mg	28mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.11mg	2%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	0µg	2%
Saturated fat	3.11g	2.669g	2%
Calories	189kcal	203kcal	1%
Fats	10.92g	10.4g	1%
Vitamin D*		8 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Folate	2µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	74kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.4	N/A
Magnesium	28mg	30mg	0%
Sodium	75mg	78mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.011mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g	0.134g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	1.258mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	1.227mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	2.262mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	2.452mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.806mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	1.068mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	1.27mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.811mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g	0.019g	N/A