Turkey leg vs. Beefsteak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey leg and beefsteak?

Turkey leg is higher in vitamin B5, copper, and vitamin B2, yet beefsteak is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, protein, zinc, and fats.
Beefsteak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 41% more.
Turkey leg has 2 times more vitamin B5 than beefsteak. While turkey leg has 1.09mg of vitamin B5, beefsteak has only 0.527mg.
The amount of saturated fat in turkey leg is lower.

We used Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled 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 leg

Beefsteak

Contains more CopperCopper	+94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+144.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+29.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+57%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+20.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

~equal in Iron ~1.63mg

~equal in Selenium ~28.8µg

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

Beefsteak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+106.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+136.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+72.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+253.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.078mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	1.38µg	41%
Vitamin B3	2.947mg	6.978mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.34mg	0.585mg	19%
Choline		101.8mg	19%
Saturated fat	2.06g	5.951g	18%
Zinc	3.09mg	4.85mg	16%
Protein	19.54g	26.72g	14%
Fats	6.72g	15.11g	13%
Vitamin B5	1.09mg	0.527mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	2.06g	6.298g	11%
Copper	0.142mg	0.073mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.83g	0.56g	8%
Calories	144kcal	250kcal	5%
Phosphorus	177mg	213mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.14mg	5%
Selenium	26.4µg	28.8µg	4%
Cholesterol	71mg	79mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.45mg	3%
Potassium	273mg	340mg	2%
Calcium	17mg	22mg	1%
Iron	1.72mg	1.63mg	1%
Sodium	74mg	57mg	1%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.009mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Folate	10µg	8µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	1.2	N/A
Magnesium	21mg	23mg	0%
Vitamin A	1µg	0µg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.078mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.861mg	1.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.998mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	2.099mg	0%
Lysine	1.809mg	2.23mg	0%
Methionine	0.557mg	0.687mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.769mg	1.042mg	0%
Valine	1.028mg	1.309mg	0%
Histidine	0.598mg	0.842mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A