Turkey meat vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between turkey meat and beef sirloin

Turkey meat has more vitamin B2 and vitamin B5; however, beef sirloin has more zinc, vitamin B12, selenium, iron, choline, protein, and potassium.
Beef sirloin's daily need coverage for zinc is 29% more.
Turkey meat has 2 times more vitamin B2 than beef sirloin. Turkey meat has 0.281mg of vitamin B2, while beef sirloin has 0.163mg.
Beef sirloin is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled.

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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

Beef sirloin

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+27.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.5%
Contains more IronIron	+76.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+129.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+30.5%

~equal in Magnesium ~27mg

~equal in Copper ~0.085mg

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

Beef sirloin

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.2%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+457.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+10.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+44.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+11.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~9.001mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	2.48mg	5.7mg	29%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	1.47µg	19%
Selenium	29.8µg	38.9µg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.185g	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Iron	1.09mg	1.92mg	10%
Cholesterol	109mg	81mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.163mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.607mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Protein	28.55g	30.8g	5%
Potassium	239mg	410mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.681mg	5%
Choline	87.4mg	117.3mg	5%
Fats	7.39g	5.03g	4%
Phosphorus	223mg	253mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.088mg	4%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	9.001mg	4%
Vitamin D*	15 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Sodium	103mg	66mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.39mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	2.006g	2%
Calories	189kcal	177kcal	1%
Magnesium	30mg	27mg	1%
Calcium	14mg	22mg	1%
Copper	0.093mg	0.085mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.4µg	1%
Saturated fat	2.155g	1.915g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	57kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	56g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.011mg	0%
Folate	9µg	10µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.202mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.23mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.401mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.45mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.603mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.802mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.217mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.528mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.983mg	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		N/A