Turkey breast vs. Summer sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey breast and summer sausage different?

Turkey breast is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3; however, summer sausage is richer in vitamin B12, fats, vitamin A, vitamin B1, and iron.
Daily need coverage for sodium for summer sausage is 62% higher.
Turkey breast contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than summer sausage. While turkey breast contains 0.48mg of vitamin B6, summer sausage contains only 0.13mg.
Turkey breast has less saturated fat.

Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese 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.

Turkey breast

Summer sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+33.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+198.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+523.1%
Contains more IronIron	+88.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+43.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+77.8%

~equal in Copper ~0.07mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~178mg

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

Summer sausage

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+269.2%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+329.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+39.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+311.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	59mg	1483mg	62%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	1.73µg	55%
Fats	7.02g	37.91g	48%
Saturated fat	1.91g	10.47g	39%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	13.68g	28%
Selenium	22.4µg	7.5µg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.13mg	27%
Vitamin A	2µg	225µg	25%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.249mg	16%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	2.9mg	14%
Calories	157kcal	426kcal	13%
Iron	1.2mg	2.26mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	3.02g	9%
Cholesterol	65mg	89mg	8%
Calcium	13mg	81mg	7%
Zinc	1.57mg	2.25mg	6%
Protein	21.89g	19.43g	5%
Magnesium	24mg	13mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.16mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.76mg	3%
Vitamin D*		12 IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Potassium	275mg	206mg	2%
Carbs	0g	1.82g	1%
Fiber	0g	0.2g	1%
Phosphorus	186mg	178mg	1%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.032mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	219kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0g	1.62g	N/A
Sugar		0.12g	N/A
Copper	0.074mg	0.07mg	0%
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.15mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	0.54mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	0.62mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	1.1mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	1.16mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.36mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	0.56mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	0.69mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	0.47mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A