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

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Significant differences between ground turkey and chicken gizzards

Ground turkey has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and fats; however, chicken gizzards are richer in iron, selenium, and zinc.
Chicken gizzards cover your daily cholesterol needs 92% more than ground turkey.
Chicken gizzards have 9 times less vitamin B6 than ground turkey. Ground turkey has 0.633mg of vitamin B6, while chicken gizzards have 0.071mg.
Chicken gizzards contain less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Ground turkey, cooked and Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered.

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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 gizzards

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+64.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+64.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+34.4%

Contains more IronIron	+109.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+42.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+572.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+32.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.161mg

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 gizzards

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+196.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+179.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+154.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+791.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+28.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+81.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	93mg	370mg	92%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.071mg	43%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	3.12mg	35%
Iron	1.52mg	3.19mg	21%
Selenium	31.1µg	41.1µg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	0.353g	17%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	0.468mg	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.508g		15%
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	1.04µg	13%
Fats	10.4g	2.68g	12%
Zinc	3.11mg	4.42mg	12%
Phosphorus	254mg	189mg	9%
Saturated fat	2.669g	0.67g	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.136g	0.004g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	0.528g	7%
Protein	27.37g	30.39g	6%
Magnesium	30mg	3mg	6%
Choline	78.2mg	104.4mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.026mg	4%
Potassium	294mg	179mg	3%
Vitamin A	24µg	0µg	3%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.074mg	3%
Calories	203kcal	154kcal	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	0 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	28mg	17mg	1%
Copper	0.151mg	0.161mg	1%
Sodium	78mg	56mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.2mg	1%
Folate	7µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	51kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	65g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.3	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.21mg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g	0.13g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg		0%
Threonine	1.258mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg		0%
Leucine	2.262mg		0%
Lysine	2.452mg		0%
Methionine	0.806mg		0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg		0%
Valine	1.27mg		0%
Histidine	0.811mg		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	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.019g	0.019g	N/A