Turkey meat vs. Chicken thigh — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turkey meat and chicken thigh

Turkey meat has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, and vitamin B3; however, chicken thigh is higher in vitamin B5 and monounsaturated fat.
Turkey meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12 29% more than chicken thigh.
Turkey meat has 2 times more vitamin B6 than chicken thigh. While turkey meat has 0.616mg of vitamin B6, chicken thigh has only 0.38mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried.

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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

Chicken thigh

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+15.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+45.4%

Contains more IronIron	+33.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+92.9%

~equal in Calcium ~13mg

~equal in Potassium ~259mg

~equal in Copper ~0.09mg

~equal in Sodium ~95mg

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

Chicken thigh

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+34.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+62.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+209.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+35.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.255mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~9µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.33µg	29%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.38mg	18%
Selenium	29.8µg	20.5µg	17%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	7.12mg	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	1.285mg	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Iron	1.09mg	1.46mg	5%
Fats	7.39g	10.3g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.088mg	4%
Zinc	2.48mg	2.79mg	3%
Phosphorus	223mg	199mg	3%
Saturated fat	2.155g	2.78g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	3.82g	3%
Cholesterol	109mg	102mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.255mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	2.43g	2%
Calories	189kcal	218kcal	1%
Protein	28.55g	28.18g	1%
Vitamin D*	15 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	30mg	26mg	1%
Potassium	239mg	259mg	1%
Vitamin A	12µg		1%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.027mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	77kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	46g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	1.18g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	1.18g	0%
Calcium	14mg	13mg	0%
Copper	0.093mg	0.09mg	0%
Sodium	103mg	95mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Folate	9µg	9µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.329mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.188mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.486mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.115mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.384mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.778mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.121mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.397mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.874mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.008g	0.03g	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