Ground turkey vs. Chicken breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground turkey and chicken breast different?

Ground turkey is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, copper, selenium, fats, and vitamin B2; however, chicken breast is richer in vitamin B3 and protein.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ground turkey is 40% higher.
Ground turkey contains 3 times more zinc than chicken breast. While ground turkey contains 3.11mg of zinc, chicken breast contains only 1.08mg.
Chicken breast has less saturated fat.

Ground turkey, cooked and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried 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 turkey

Chicken breast

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%
Contains more IronIron	+33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+179.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+188%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+18.7%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+90.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~31mg

~equal in Potassium ~276mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~246mg

~equal in Sodium ~79mg

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

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+242.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+262.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+75%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+281.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.079mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.64mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	0.37µg	40%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	14.782mg	38%
Zinc	3.11mg	1.08mg	18%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.508g		15%
Protein	27.37g	33.44g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.07g	12%
Copper	0.151mg	0.054mg	11%
Fats	10.4g	4.71g	9%
Selenium	31.1µg	26.2µg	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.136g		9%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.125mg	7%
Saturated fat	2.669g	1.29g	6%
Iron	1.52mg	1.14mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	1.72g	4%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	1.04mg	3%
Choline	78.2mg	95.9mg	3%
Vitamin A	24µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Calories	203kcal	187kcal	1%
Cholesterol	93mg	91mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Calcium	28mg	16mg	1%
Potassium	294mg	276mg	1%
Phosphorus	254mg	246mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.64mg	1%
Folate	7µg	4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	56kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	0.51g	N/A
Carbs	0g	0.51g	0%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	5 IU	0%
Magnesium	30mg	31mg	0%
Sodium	78mg	79mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.021mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.079mg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.39mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	1.412mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.765mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	2.509mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	2.836mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.925mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	1.328mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.659mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	1.037mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.009g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g	0.02g	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