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, vitamin B2, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat; however, chicken breast is richer in vitamin B3.
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

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 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

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 turkey

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+242.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
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	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+22.6%

~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%
Protein	27.37g	33.44g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.07g	12%
Copper	0.151mg	0.054mg	11%
Selenium	31.1µg	26.2µg	9%
Fats	10.4g	4.71g	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%
Choline	78.2mg	95.9mg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	1.04mg	3%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Vitamin A	24µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.42mg	2%
Folate	7µg	4µg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.64mg	1%
Calories	203kcal	187kcal	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Phosphorus	254mg	246mg	1%
Potassium	294mg	276mg	1%
Calcium	28mg	16mg	1%
Cholesterol	93mg	91mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.51g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.51g	N/A
Vitamin D	8IU	5IU	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 - ALA	0.136g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.508g		N/A