Milk vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are milk and turkey meat different?

Turkey meat is higher than milk in protein, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and choline.
Turkey meat covers your daily need for protein 60% more than milk.
Milk is lower in cholesterol.
Milk has a higher glycemic index (31) than turkey meat (0).

Milk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types were used in this article.

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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.

Milk

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+792.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-57.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+172.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.3%
Contains more IronIron	+3533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+830%
Contains more ZincZinc	+490.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+134.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+366.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+803%

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.

Milk

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+383.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+51.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10193.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+162.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1564.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+117%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	0.093mg	9.573mg	59%
Protein	3.37g	28.55g	50%
Selenium	3.3µg	29.8µg	48%
Vitamin B6	0.037mg	0.616mg	45%
Cholesterol	5mg	109mg	35%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	1.02µg	23%
Zinc	0.42mg	2.48mg	19%
Phosphorus	95mg	223mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.035g	2.119g	14%
Iron	0.03mg	1.09mg	13%
Choline	17.7mg	87.4mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.361mg	0.948mg	12%
Calcium	125mg	14mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.027g	1.841g	11%
Fats	0.97g	7.39g	10%
Copper	0.01mg	0.093mg	9%
Calories	42kcal	189kcal	7%
Vitamin B2	0.185mg	0.281mg	7%
Saturated fat	0.633g	2.155g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.277g	2.647g	6%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.004g	0.105g	6%
Magnesium	11mg	30mg	5%
Vitamin A	58µg	12µg	5%
Vitamin D*	48 IU	15 IU	4%
Vitamin D	1.2µg	0.4µg	4%
Potassium	150mg	239mg	3%
Sodium	44mg	103mg	3%
Carbs	4.99g	0.06g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.02mg	0.045mg	2%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	125kcal	66kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	238g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.49	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	4.99g	0.06g	N/A
Sugar	5.2g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.01mg	0.07mg	0%
Manganese	0.003mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.1µg	0µg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.043mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.143mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.174mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	0.319mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	0.282mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.088mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.174mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.22mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.101mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.014g	N/A