Turkey breast vs. Kielbasa — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between turkey breast and kielbasa

Turkey breast has more protein; however, kielbasa is higher in vitamin C, fats, polyunsaturated fat, and monounsaturated fat.
Kielbasa covers your daily sodium needs 50% more than turkey breast.
Kielbasa contains 2 times less protein than turkey breast. Turkey breast contains 21.89g of protein, while kielbasa contains 13.1g.
Turkey breast has less saturated fat.
The glycemic index of kielbasa is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Kielbasa, Polish, turkey, and beef, smoked.

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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

Kielbasa

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+∞%
Contains more CopperCopper	+∞%
Contains more ZincZinc	+∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-95.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

~equal in Iron ~1.24mg

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

Kielbasa

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	59mg	1200mg	50%
Selenium	22.4µg		41%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg		37%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg		33%
Phosphorus	186mg		27%
Saturated fat	1.91g	6.23g	20%
Protein	21.89g	13.1g	18%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg		18%
Fats	7.02g	17.6g	16%
Vitamin C	0mg	14.8mg	16%
Zinc	1.57mg		14%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	8.27g	14%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg		12%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg		9%
Potassium	275mg		8%
Copper	0.074mg		8%
Magnesium	24mg		6%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg		5%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	2.33g	4%
Calories	157kcal	226kcal	3%
Cholesterol	65mg	70mg	2%
Folate	7µg		2%
Carbs	0g	3.9g	1%
Calcium	13mg		1%
Iron	1.2mg	1.24mg	1%
Manganese	0.018mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	5.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	173kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	0g	3.9g	N/A
Vitamin A	2µg	0µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg		0%
Threonine	0.957mg		0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg		0%
Leucine	1.704mg		0%
Lysine	1.996mg		0%
Methionine	0.616mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg		0%
Valine	1.141mg		0%
Histidine	0.66mg		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g		N/A