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

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A recap on the differences between ground turkey and chicken meat

Ground turkey is higher than chicken meat in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, zinc, phosphorus, and copper.
Ground turkey covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 43% more than chicken meat.
Ground turkey contains 2 times more copper than chicken meat. While ground turkey contains 0.151mg of copper, chicken meat contains only 0.066mg.
The amount of saturated fat in ground turkey is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Ground turkey, cooked and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, 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

Chicken meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+86.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+31.8%
Contains more IronIron	+20.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+128.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.1%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+81.8%

~equal in Sodium ~82mg

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 meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+346.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+145.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.487mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	0.3µg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.4mg	18%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.508g		15%
Selenium	31.1µg	23.9µg	13%
Zinc	3.11mg	1.94mg	11%
Phosphorus	254mg	182mg	10%
Copper	0.151mg	0.066mg	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.136g		9%
Fats	10.4g	13.6g	5%
Saturated fat	2.669g	3.79g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	5.34g	5%
Iron	1.52mg	1.26mg	3%
Vitamin A	24µg	48µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.168mg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	1.03mg	3%
Calories	203kcal	239kcal	2%
Cholesterol	93mg	88mg	2%
Magnesium	30mg	23mg	2%
Potassium	294mg	223mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.4µg	2%
Choline	78.2mg	65.9mg	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	2 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Calcium	28mg	15mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.27mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.063mg	1%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	8.487mg	1%
Folate	7µg	5µg	1%
Protein	27.37g	27.3g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.2	N/A
Sodium	78mg	82mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.02mg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g		N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	2.97g	0%
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.009g	0.04g	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