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

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Summary of differences between ground turkey and deer meat

Ground turkey has more selenium, fats, and vitamin B5; however, deer meat is higher in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, copper, and zinc.
Deer meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12 95% more than ground turkey.
Ground turkey has 4 times more fats than deer meat. While ground turkey has 10.4g of fats, deer meat has only 2.35g.
Deer meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Ground turkey, cooked and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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

Deer meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+460%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+182.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.6%
Contains more IronIron	+179.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+68.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

~equal in Magnesium ~33mg

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

Deer meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+39.4%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+463.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+237.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+166.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+170.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.78mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.614mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	3.62µg	95%
Selenium	31.1µg	11µg	37%
Iron	1.52mg	4.25mg	34%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.563mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	0.127g	19%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.26mg	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.508g		15%
Choline	78.2mg		14%
Fats	10.4g	2.35g	12%
Copper	0.151mg	0.254mg	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.136g		9%
Zinc	3.11mg	3.99mg	8%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	0.856mg	7%
Saturated fat	2.669g	1.142g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	0.554g	7%
Phosphorus	254mg	299mg	6%
Protein	27.37g	29.9g	5%
Potassium	294mg	434mg	4%
Calories	203kcal	149kcal	3%
Vitamin A	24µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.62mg	3%
Cholesterol	93mg	88mg	2%
Calcium	28mg	5mg	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Magnesium	30mg	33mg	1%
Sodium	78mg	57mg	1%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.614mg	1%
Folate	7µg	9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	50kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	67g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	0.6	N/A
Manganese	0.011mg	0.022mg	0%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	8.78mg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.266mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	1.133mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.287mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	2.28mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	2.434mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.7mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	1.133mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.455mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	0.895mg	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	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.019g	0g	N/A