Turkey meat vs. Mozzarella — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turkey meat and mozzarella

Turkey meat has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, and choline; however, mozzarella is higher in calcium, phosphorus, fats, and vitamin A.
Mozzarella covers your daily need for calcium 72% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat has 80 times more vitamin B3 than mozzarella. While turkey meat has 9.573mg of vitamin B3, mozzarella has only 0.12mg.
Mozzarella has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of mozzarella is higher.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium.

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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

Mozzarella

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+151.6%
Contains more IronIron	+336%
Contains more CopperCopper	+244.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+89.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+5121.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+26.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+135%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.5%

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

Mozzarella

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+125%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+7877.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+670%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1041.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+114.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.92µg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	14mg	731mg	72%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	0.12mg	59%
Phosphorus	223mg	524mg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.08mg	41%
Saturated fat	2.155g	10.867g	40%
Selenium	29.8µg	15.7µg	26%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg		19%
Cholesterol	109mg	54mg	18%
Fats	7.39g	17.1g	15%
Vitamin A	12µg	137µg	14%
Choline	87.4mg	18.4mg	13%
Iron	1.09mg	0.25mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.509g	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Copper	0.093mg	0.027mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Zinc	2.48mg	3.13mg	6%
Calories	189kcal	280kcal	5%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.34mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	4.844g	5%
Potassium	239mg	95mg	4%
Sodium	103mg	16mg	4%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.92µg	4%
Protein	28.55g	27.5g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.02mg	2%
Vitamin K	0µg	1.8µg	2%
Carbs	0.06g	3.1g	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.3µg	1%
Magnesium	30mg	26mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.15mg	1%
Manganese	0.014mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	9.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	102kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	0.49	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	3.1g	N/A
Vitamin D*	15 IU	13 IU	0%
Sugar	0g	1.23g	N/A
Folate	9µg	9µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg		0%
Threonine	1.004mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg		0%
Leucine	1.925mg		0%
Lysine	2.282mg		0%
Methionine	0.724mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg		0%
Valine	0.902mg		0%
Histidine	0.749mg		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