Ground turkey vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ground turkey and beef

Ground turkey has more vitamin B3, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, and fats; however, beef is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, and zinc.
Beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12 120% more than ground turkey.
Ground turkey has 2 times more vitamin B5 than beef. While ground turkey has 1.193mg of vitamin B5, beef has only 0.481mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Ground turkey, cooked and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, 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.

Ground turkey

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+115.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+55.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+22.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.7%
Contains more IronIron	+100%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-30.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~259mg

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 turkey

Beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+51.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+148%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+127.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+89.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+214.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.074mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.669mg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	4.21µg	120%
Iron	1.52mg	3.04mg	19%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	5.76mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	0.532g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.4mg	15%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	0.481mg	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.508g	0.349g	13%
Selenium	31.1µg	25.4µg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.136g	0.013g	8%
Fats	10.4g	6.54g	6%
Copper	0.151mg	0.097mg	6%
Zinc	3.11mg	3.7mg	5%
Magnesium	30mg	14mg	4%
Cholesterol	93mg	85mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.669mg	3%
Calories	203kcal	169kcal	2%
Calcium	28mg	13mg	2%
Potassium	294mg	352mg	2%
Vitamin A	24µg	2µg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	2.734g	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	3 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Phosphorus	254mg	259mg	1%
Sodium	78mg	54mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.25mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Protein	27.37g	27.55g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	61kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	59g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.3	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.074mg	0%
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g	0.375g	N/A
Choline	78.2mg	75.6mg	0%
Saturated fat	2.669g	2.595g	0%
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.009g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g	0.011g	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	0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.019g	0.002g	N/A