Roast beef vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are roast beef and turkey meat different?

Roast beef is higher in vitamin B12, iron, and potassium; however, turkey meat is richer in selenium, vitamin B3, protein, vitamin B6, and choline.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for roast beef is 43% higher.
Roast beef contains 8 times more sodium than turkey meat. While roast beef contains 853mg of sodium, turkey meat contains only 103mg.

Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties 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.

Roast beef

Turkey meat

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+170.7%
Contains more IronIron	+88.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+102.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.093mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.014mg

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.

Roast beef

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+100%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+31.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+67.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.045mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.04µg	1.02µg	43%
Sodium	853mg	103mg	33%
Selenium	14.7µg	29.8µg	27%
Vitamin B3	5.581mg	9.573mg	25%
Protein	18.62g	28.55g	20%
Cholesterol	51mg	109mg	19%
Potassium	647mg	239mg	12%
Iron	2.05mg	1.09mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.616mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.27g	2.119g	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.14g	1.841g	10%
Vitamin B5	0.566mg	0.948mg	8%
Choline	43.9mg	87.4mg	8%
Zinc	3.2mg	2.48mg	7%
Fats	3.69g	7.39g	6%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.017g	0.105g	6%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.281mg	5%
Calories	115kcal	189kcal	4%
Saturated fat	1.318g	2.155g	4%
Phosphorus	242mg	223mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	0.07mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.521g	2.647g	3%
Vitamin D*	1 IU	15 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Magnesium	20mg	30mg	2%
Calcium	5mg	14mg	1%
Copper	0.086mg	0.093mg	1%
Vitamin A	3µg	12µg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	0µg	1%
Folate	5µg	9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	62kcal	66kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	87g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.64g	0.06g	N/A
Carbs	0.64g	0.06g	0%
Sugar	0.29g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.015mg	0.014mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.045mg	0%
Trans fat	0.148g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.291mg	0%
Threonine		1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.796mg	0%
Leucine		1.925mg	0%
Lysine		2.282mg	0%
Methionine		0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.903mg	0%
Valine		0.902mg	0%
Histidine		0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.007g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.001g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.001g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.011g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.002g	0.014g	N/A