Ground turkey vs. Beefsteak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between ground turkey and beefsteak

Ground turkey has more vitamin B5, vitamin B3, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, beefsteak is richer in zinc and fats.
Beefsteak covers your daily saturated fat needs 16% more than ground turkey.
Beefsteak has 2 times less vitamin B5 than ground turkey. Ground turkey has 1.193mg of vitamin B5, while beefsteak has 0.527mg.
Ground turkey contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Ground turkey, cooked and Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled.

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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

Beefsteak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+106.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+22.2%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+15.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.9%

~equal in Iron ~1.63mg

~equal in Selenium ~28.8µg

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

Beefsteak

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+126.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+309.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.078mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.585mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~1.38µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	3.11mg	4.85mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	0.56g	16%
Saturated fat	2.669g	5.951g	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.508g		15%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	0.527mg	13%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	6.978mg	11%
Copper	0.151mg	0.073mg	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.136g		9%
Fats	10.4g	15.11g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	6.298g	7%
Phosphorus	254mg	213mg	6%
Cholesterol	93mg	79mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.14mg	5%
Selenium	31.1µg	28.8µg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.585mg	4%
Choline	78.2mg	101.8mg	4%
Vitamin A	24µg	0µg	3%
Calories	203kcal	250kcal	2%
Magnesium	30mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.45mg	2%
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	1.38µg	2%
Protein	27.37g	26.72g	1%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Calcium	28mg	22mg	1%
Potassium	294mg	340mg	1%
Iron	1.52mg	1.63mg	1%
Sodium	78mg	57mg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.2	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.009mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.078mg	0%
Folate	7µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	1.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	2.099mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	2.23mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.687mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	1.042mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.309mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	0.842mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g	0g	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)	0.019g		N/A