Turkey leg vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between turkey leg and beef

Turkey leg has more vitamin B5; however, beef is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, protein, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and zinc.
Beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 159% more than turkey leg.
Beef has 2 times less vitamin B5 than turkey leg. Turkey leg has 1.09mg of vitamin B5, while beef has 0.481mg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted.

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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 leg

Beef

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+46.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+144.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.9%
Contains more IronIron	+76.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+19.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27%

~equal in Selenium ~25.4µg

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 leg

Beef

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+126.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+42.9%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+100%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+89.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+95.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+96.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+979.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.074mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	4.21µg	159%
Vitamin B6	0.34mg	0.669mg	25%
Vitamin B3	2.947mg	5.76mg	18%
Iron	1.72mg	3.04mg	17%
Protein	19.54g	27.55g	16%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.4mg	15%
Choline		75.6mg	14%
Phosphorus	177mg	259mg	12%
Vitamin B5	1.09mg	0.481mg	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.83g	0.532g	9%
Zinc	3.09mg	3.7mg	6%
Cholesterol	71mg	85mg	5%
Copper	0.142mg	0.097mg	5%
Magnesium	21mg	14mg	2%
Potassium	273mg	352mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.25mg	2%
Selenium	26.4µg	25.4µg	2%
Saturated fat	2.06g	2.595g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.06g	2.734g	2%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.349g	2%
Calories	144kcal	169kcal	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Sodium	74mg	54mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.009mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Folate	10µg	7µg	1%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.013g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	61kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	59g	N/A
Fats	6.72g	6.54g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	1.3	N/A
Vitamin D*		3 IU	0%
Calcium	17mg	13mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	2µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.074mg	0%
Trans fat		0.375g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.359mg	0%
Threonine	0.861mg	1.534mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.998mg	1.52mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	2.833mg	0%
Lysine	1.809mg	3.178mg	0%
Methionine	0.557mg	0.871mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.769mg	1.299mg	0%
Valine	1.028mg	1.603mg	0%
Histidine	0.598mg	1.244mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0.002g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.017g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A