Ground turkey vs. Pork chop — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between ground turkey and pork chop?

Ground turkey is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, protein, iron, and copper, yet pork chop is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B2, and fats.
Pork chop's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 34% higher.
Ground turkey has 2 times more vitamin B12 than pork chop. Ground turkey has 1.34µg of vitamin B12, while pork chop has 0.66µg.
Ground turkey contains less saturated fat.

We used Ground turkey, cooked and Pork, fresh, loin, blade (chops), bone-in, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled types in this comparison.

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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

Pork chop

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more IronIron	+74.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+43.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+17%

~equal in Potassium ~315mg

~equal in Zinc ~3.15mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~241mg

~equal in Sodium ~74mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.01mg

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

Pork chop

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+103%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+90.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+536.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~7.927mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.104mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.49mg	34%
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	0.66µg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.489mg	11%
Selenium	31.1µg	36.4µg	10%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.508g	0.922g	9%
Iron	1.52mg	0.87mg	8%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.313mg	8%
Saturated fat	2.669g	4.339g	8%
Protein	27.37g	23.72g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.894g	7%
Fats	10.4g	14.35g	6%
Cholesterol	93mg	78mg	5%
Copper	0.151mg	0.105mg	5%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	7.927mg	5%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	40 IU	4%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	1µg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	4.887g	4%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.136g	0.065g	4%
Calcium	28mg	56mg	3%
Magnesium	30mg	20mg	2%
Phosphorus	254mg	241mg	2%
Vitamin A	24µg	4µg	2%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	1.104mg	2%
Folate	7µg	0µg	2%
Choline	78.2mg	67.5mg	2%
Calories	203kcal	231kcal	1%
Potassium	294mg	315mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg	0.21mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	97kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.6	N/A
Zinc	3.11mg	3.15mg	0%
Sodium	78mg	74mg	0%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.01mg	0%
Trans fat	0.134g	0.066g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.282mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	1.043mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.123mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	1.952mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	2.109mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.65mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	0.985mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.2mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	0.965mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.009g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g	0.011g	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	0.065g	N/A