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, 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

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.

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

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.

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 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%
Phosphorus	234mg	254mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	24µg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	1.193mg	3%
Choline	59mg	78.2mg	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 - ALA	0.081g	0.136g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.016g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.02g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.015g	0.019g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.787g	2.508g	N/A