Turkey breast vs. Brisket — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey breast and brisket?

Turkey breast is higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin B3, yet brisket is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, fats, protein, iron, and selenium.
Brisket's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 71% more.
Turkey breast has 2 times more vitamin B6 than brisket. While turkey breast has 0.48mg of vitamin B6, brisket has only 0.282mg.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey breast is lower.

We used Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised types 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

Brisket

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+26.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+23.1%
Contains more IronIron	+102.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+35.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+326.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-18.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+21%

~equal in Phosphorus ~175mg

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

Brisket

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+70.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+48.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+404.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.059mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.568mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	2.12µg	71%
Zinc	1.57mg	6.69mg	47%
Saturated fat	1.91g	7.305g	25%
Choline		109.8mg	20%
Fats	7.02g	18.42g	18%
Iron	1.2mg	2.43mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.282mg	15%
Protein	21.89g	28.82g	14%
Cholesterol	65mg	106mg	14%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	7.934g	13%
Selenium	22.4µg	27.1µg	9%
Calories	157kcal	289kcal	7%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	4.087mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	0.681g	7%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.171mg	4%
Copper	0.074mg	0.1mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.51mg	3%
Phosphorus	186mg	175mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.8µg	2%
Magnesium	24mg	19mg	1%
Potassium	275mg	232mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.568mg	1%
Folate	7µg	9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	1.2	N/A
Calcium	13mg	16mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	48mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.01mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.059mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.181mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	1.101mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	1.253mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	2.192mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	2.328mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.717mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	1.088mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.367mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	0.879mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A