Turkey breast vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey breast and beef different?

Beef is higher than turkey breast in vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B6, protein, phosphorus, and selenium.
Beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12 158% more than turkey breast.
Turkey breast is lower in cholesterol.

Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, 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.

Turkey breast

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+71.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+100%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28%
Contains more IronIron	+153.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+31.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+135.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+39.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+13.4%

~equal in Calcium ~13mg

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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.

Turkey breast

Beef

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5

+29.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+27.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+247.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+10.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+39.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+902.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin A ~2µg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	4.21µg	158%
Iron	1.2mg	3.04mg	23%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.4mg	22%
Zinc	1.57mg	3.7mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.669mg	15%
Choline		75.6mg	14%
Protein	21.89g	27.55g	11%
Phosphorus	186mg	259mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	0.532g	8%
Cholesterol	65mg	85mg	7%
Selenium	22.4µg	25.4µg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	5.76mg	4%
Copper	0.074mg	0.097mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.481mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.91g	2.595g	3%
Magnesium	24mg	14mg	2%
Potassium	275mg	352mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.25mg	2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.349g	2%
Calories	157kcal	169kcal	1%
Fats	7.02g	6.54g	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.013g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	61kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	59g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	1.3	N/A
Vitamin D*		3 IU	0%
Calcium	13mg	13mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	54mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.009mg	0%
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	2.734g	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A