Turkey meat vs. Beefsteak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between turkey meat and beefsteak

Turkey meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and vitamin B5; however, beefsteak is richer in zinc, vitamin B12, fats, and iron.
Beefsteak covers your daily zinc needs 22% more than turkey meat.
Beefsteak has 2 times less vitamin B2 than turkey meat. Turkey meat has 0.281mg of vitamin B2, while beefsteak has 0.14mg.
Beefsteak contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, 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 meat

Beefsteak

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+27.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+55.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+42.3%
Contains more IronIron	+49.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.7%

~equal in Phosphorus ~213mg

~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 meat

Beefsteak

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+79.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+12.5%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+542.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+73.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+35.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.585mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Zinc	2.48mg	4.85mg	22%
Saturated fat	2.155g	5.951g	17%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	6.978mg	16%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	1.38µg	15%
Fats	7.39g	15.11g	12%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.14mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Cholesterol	109mg	79mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.56g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	6.298g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.527mg	8%
Iron	1.09mg	1.63mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Protein	28.55g	26.72g	4%
Calories	189kcal	250kcal	3%
Potassium	239mg	340mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.45mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.078mg	3%
Choline	87.4mg	101.8mg	3%
Vitamin D*	15 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Magnesium	30mg	23mg	2%
Copper	0.093mg	0.073mg	2%
Sodium	103mg	57mg	2%
Selenium	29.8µg	28.8µg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.585mg	2%
Calcium	14mg	22mg	1%
Phosphorus	223mg	213mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg	0µg	1%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.009mg	0%
Folate	9µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.099mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.23mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.687mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.042mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.309mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.842mg	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