Turkey meat vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey meat and barbecue chicken?

Turkey meat is higher in vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, protein, selenium, and zinc, yet barbecue chicken is higher in fats.
Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 33% more.
Turkey meat has 6 times more vitamin B5 than barbecue chicken. While turkey meat has 0.948mg of vitamin B5, barbecue chicken has only 0.152mg.
The amount of saturated fat in turkey meat is lower.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin 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 meat

Barbecue chicken

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.9%
Contains more IronIron	+14.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-69.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+35.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+14.3%

~equal in Potassium ~255mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~218mg

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 meat

Barbecue chicken

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+23.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+67%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+523.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+222.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+117%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+557.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+22.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.191mg	33%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	5.732mg	24%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.47µg	23%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.152mg	16%
Selenium	29.8µg	22µg	14%
Protein	28.55g	22.51g	12%
Fats	7.39g	15.08g	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Sodium	103mg	335mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	6.446g	9%
Saturated fat	2.155g	3.927g	8%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Cholesterol	109mg	127mg	6%
Zinc	2.48mg	1.78mg	6%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.227mg	4%
Choline	87.4mg	62.9mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.46mg	3%
Calories	189kcal	226kcal	2%
Vitamin D*	15 IU	0 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0µg	2%
Magnesium	30mg	21mg	2%
Iron	1.09mg	0.95mg	2%
Copper	0.093mg	0.077mg	2%
Phosphorus	223mg	218mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	20µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.055mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	2.038g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	10g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	100kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0.12g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0.12g	0%
Calcium	14mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	239mg	255mg	0%
Sugar	0g	0.12g	N/A
Manganese	0.014mg	0.005mg	0%
Folate	9µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g	0.078g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.657mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.853mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.549mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.75mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.565mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.69mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.935mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.592mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.014g	0.011g	N/A