Turkey leg vs. Chuck steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turkey leg and chuck steak

Turkey leg has more copper and vitamin B5, while chuck steak has more vitamin B12, zinc, fats, protein, vitamin B3, and iron.
Chuck steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12 110% more than turkey leg.
Turkey leg contains 2 times more copper than chuck steak. While turkey leg contains 0.142mg of copper, chuck steak contains only 0.077mg.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey leg is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Beef, chuck eye steak, boneless, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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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

Chuck steak

Contains more CopperCopper	+84.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+83.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19%
Contains more IronIron	+42.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+180.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Calcium ~16mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~193mg

~equal in Sodium ~71mg

~equal in Selenium ~27.5µg

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

Chuck steak

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+44.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+600%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+676.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.191mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.373mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	3.03µg	110%
Zinc	3.09mg	8.68mg	51%
Saturated fat	2.06g	8.66g	30%
Fats	6.72g	19.64g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	2.06g	9.457g	18%
Choline		79mg	14%
Protein	19.54g	24.98g	11%
Vitamin B3	2.947mg	4.663mg	11%
Iron	1.72mg	2.45mg	9%
Calories	144kcal	277kcal	7%
Copper	0.142mg	0.077mg	7%
Vitamin B5	1.09mg	0.752mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.83g	0.81g	7%
Cholesterol	71mg	87mg	5%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.619g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.34mg	0.373mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.041g	3%
Potassium	273mg	325mg	2%
Phosphorus	177mg	193mg	2%
Selenium	26.4µg	27.5µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.191mg	2%
Vitamin D*		5 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin A	1µg	7µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.066mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Folate	10µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	111kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	1.2	N/A
Magnesium	21mg	22mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	16mg	0%
Sodium	74mg	71mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.012mg	0%
Trans fat		1.287g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.281mg	0%
Threonine	0.861mg	1.099mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.998mg	1.062mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	2.009mg	0%
Lysine	1.809mg	2.184mg	0%
Methionine	0.557mg	0.709mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.769mg	0.951mg	0%
Valine	1.028mg	1.129mg	0%
Histidine	0.598mg	0.809mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.006g	N/A