Ground turkey vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are ground turkey and ground chicken different?

Ground turkey is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, vitamin B3, copper, iron, and vitamin B6; however, ground chicken is richer in potassium and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for ground turkey is 35% higher.
Ground turkey contains 2 times more copper than ground chicken. While ground turkey contains 0.151mg of copper, ground chicken contains only 0.062mg.

Ground turkey, cooked and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned 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

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+250%
Contains more IronIron	+63.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+143.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+62%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+117.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+130.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+45.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~28mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~234mg

~equal in Sodium ~75mg

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

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+162.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+254.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+57.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+43.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+11.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	0.51µg	35%
Selenium	31.1µg	14.3µg	31%
Potassium	294mg	677mg	11%
Zinc	3.11mg	1.92mg	11%
Copper	0.151mg	0.062mg	10%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	7.107mg	10%
Protein	27.37g	23.28g	8%
Iron	1.52mg	0.93mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.302mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.538mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	2.08g	6%
Cholesterol	93mg	107mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.121mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	4.879g	4%
Phosphorus	254mg	234mg	3%
Vitamin A	24µg	0µg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	1.327mg	3%
Choline	78.2mg	59mg	3%
Calcium	28mg	8mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.39mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	2.1µg	2%
Saturated fat	2.669g	3.11g	2%
Calories	203kcal	189kcal	1%
Fats	10.4g	10.92g	1%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Folate	7µg	2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	81kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.2	N/A
Magnesium	30mg	28mg	0%
Sodium	78mg	75mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g	0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.009g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.136g	0.081g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.008g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g	0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.508g	1.787g	N/A