Turkey leg vs. Quail meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between turkey leg and quail meat

Turkey leg has more selenium; however, quail meat is richer in copper, vitamin B3, iron, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B1, fats, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
Quail meat covers your daily copper needs 41% more than turkey leg.
Quail meat has 2 times less selenium than turkey leg. Turkey leg has 26.4µg of selenium, while quail meat has 16.6µg.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Quail, meat, and skin, raw.

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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

Quail meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+26.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+59%

Contains more IronIron	+130.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+257%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~23mg

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

Quail meat

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+41.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+7200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+216.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+155.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+10.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.142mg	0.507mg	41%
Vitamin B3	2.947mg	7.538mg	29%
Iron	1.72mg	3.97mg	28%
Vitamin B6	0.34mg	0.6mg	20%
Selenium	26.4µg	16.6µg	18%
Phosphorus	177mg	275mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.244mg	14%
Fats	6.72g	12.05g	8%
Vitamin A	1µg	73µg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.83g	2.98g	8%
Vitamin C	0mg	6.1mg	7%
Zinc	3.09mg	2.42mg	6%
Vitamin B5	1.09mg	0.772mg	6%
Saturated fat	2.06g	3.38g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.06g	4.18g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.26mg	4%
Calories	144kcal	192kcal	2%
Cholesterol	71mg	76mg	2%
Potassium	273mg	216mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0.43µg	2%
Sodium	74mg	53mg	1%
Folate	10µg	8µg	1%
Protein	19.54g	19.63g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	98kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	52g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	2.1	N/A
Magnesium	21mg	23mg	0%
Calcium	17mg	13mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.288mg	0%
Threonine	0.861mg	0.945mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.998mg	1.013mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	1.613mg	0%
Lysine	1.809mg	1.645mg	0%
Methionine	0.557mg	0.591mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.769mg	0.826mg	0%
Valine	1.028mg	1.033mg	0%
Histidine	0.598mg	0.696mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.03g	N/A