Ostrich vs. Ground turkey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ostrich and ground turkey

Ostrich has more vitamin B12, iron, zinc, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B2; however, ground turkey has more fats, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
Ostrich's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 205% more.
Ostrich has 3 times more vitamin B1 than ground turkey. Ostrich has 0.232mg of vitamin B1, while ground turkey has 0.077mg.
Ostrich is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked and Ground turkey, cooked.

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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.

Ostrich

Ground turkey

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.1%
Contains more IronIron	+83.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+55.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+20%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+366.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.151mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~254mg

~equal in Sodium ~78mg

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.

Ostrich

Ground turkey

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+109.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+201.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+366.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+114.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.193mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	6.25µg	1.34µg	205%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.44g	2.917g	17%
Iron	2.79mg	1.52mg	16%
Zinc	4.85mg	3.11mg	16%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.508g	15%
Choline		78.2mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.232mg	0.077mg	13%
Fats	2.57g	10.4g	12%
Selenium	37.5µg	31.1µg	12%
Vitamin B3	7.143mg	8.724mg	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.136g	9%
Saturated fat	1g	2.669g	8%
Vitamin B6	0.545mg	0.633mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.292mg	0.211mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	0.97g	3.458g	6%
Calories	145kcal	203kcal	3%
Cholesterol	85mg	93mg	3%
Vitamin A	0µg	24µg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.318mg	1.193mg	3%
Protein	28.49g	27.37g	2%
Calcium	6mg	28mg	2%
Potassium	362mg	294mg	2%
Folate	15µg	7µg	2%
Vitamin D*		8 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	25mg	30mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.23mg	0.11mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	51kcal	74kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	2.4	N/A
Copper	0.152mg	0.151mg	0%
Phosphorus	251mg	254mg	0%
Sodium	80mg	78mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.011mg	0%
Trans fat		0.134g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.254mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	1.25mg	1.258mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.354mg	1.227mg	0%
Leucine	2.315mg	2.262mg	0%
Lysine	2.516mg	2.452mg	0%
Methionine	0.796mg	0.806mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.176mg	1.068mg	0%
Valine	1.407mg	1.27mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	0.811mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)		0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)		0.012g	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