Turkey meat vs. Salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between turkey meat and salmon

Turkey meat has more zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and iron; however, salmon is higher in vitamin D, vitamin B12, vitamin B1, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Salmon covers your daily need for vitamin D, 85% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat has 6 times more zinc than salmon. While turkey meat has 2.48mg of zinc, salmon has only 0.43mg.
Salmon has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, cooked, dry heat.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Turkey meat

Salmon

Contains more IronIron	+220.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+89.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+476.7%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+60.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+13%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+14.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.9%

~equal in Magnesium ~30mg

~equal in Calcium ~15mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Turkey meat

Salmon

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+108.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+475%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+1528.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+3175%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+655.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+55.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+174.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+277.8%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.647mg

~equal in Choline ~90.5mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	2.8µg	74%
Vitamin D	15IU	526IU	64%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	13.1µg	64%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.34mg	25%
Selenium	29.8µg	41.4µg	21%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.43mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	4.553g	16%
Cholesterol	109mg	63mg	15%
Protein	28.55g	22.1g	13%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	1.475mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.135mg	11%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	8.045mg	10%
Iron	1.09mg	0.34mg	9%
Fats	7.39g	12.35g	8%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	1.14mg	7%
Folate	9µg	34µg	6%
Vitamin A	12µg	69µg	6%
Copper	0.093mg	0.049mg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	4.181g	4%
Phosphorus	223mg	252mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.7mg	4%
Potassium	239mg	384mg	4%
Sodium	103mg	61mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.647mg	2%
Choline	87.4mg	90.5mg	1%
Saturated fat	2.155g	2.397g	1%
Calories	189kcal	206kcal	1%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Magnesium	30mg	30mg	0%
Calcium	14mg	15mg	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.016mg	0%
Vitamin K	0µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.248mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.969mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.018mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.796mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.03mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.654mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.863mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.139mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.651mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0.69g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	1.457g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.17g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g		N/A