Turkey meat vs. Liverwurst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey meat and liverwurst?

Turkey meat is higher in protein, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6, yet liverwurst is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Liverwurst's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 518% more.
Turkey meat has 3 times more vitamin B6 than liverwurst. While turkey meat has 0.616mg of vitamin B6, liverwurst has only 0.19mg.
The amount of saturated fat in turkey meat is lower.
The glycemic index of turkey meat is lower.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Liverwurst spread types in this article.

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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

Liverwurst

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+40.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+57.1%
Contains more IronIron	+711.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+158.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1007.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+94.6%

~equal in Zinc ~2.3mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~230mg

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

Liverwurst

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+122.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+224.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+33991.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+504.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+266.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+211.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1219.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	13.46µg	518%
Vitamin A	12µg	4091µg	453%
Iron	1.09mg	8.85mg	97%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	1.03mg	58%
Selenium	29.8µg	58µg	51%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	2.95mg	40%
Saturated fat	2.155g	9.925g	35%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	4.3mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.19mg	33%
Protein	28.55g	12.38g	32%
Fats	7.39g	25.45g	28%
Sodium	103mg	700mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	12.286g	24%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.272mg	19%
Copper	0.093mg	0.24mg	16%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Fiber	0g	2.5g	10%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Calories	189kcal	305kcal	6%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.155mg	6%
Folate	9µg	30µg	5%
Vitamin C	0mg	3.5mg	4%
Magnesium	30mg	12mg	4%
Cholesterol	109mg	118mg	3%
Carbs	0.06g	5.89g	2%
Vitamin D*	15 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Potassium	239mg	170mg	2%
Zinc	2.48mg	2.3mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	2.427g	2%
Calcium	14mg	22mg	1%
Phosphorus	223mg	230mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	4.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	246kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	33g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.5	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	3.39g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.65g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.151mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.671mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.653mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.139mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.155mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.285mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.617mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.857mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.448mg	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