Ground turkey vs ground beef

Ground turkey, cookedGround beef, cooked
Same weightSame caloriesOne serving

In short

Gram for gram, there are 18% more calories in ground beef than in ground turkey (240 vs 203 in 100 g). More in ground turkey: selenium, niacin, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid and 2 more.

More in ground beef: vitamin B12 (2×), zinc, saturated fat (2.1×), iron and total fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Ground turkey, cooked203 cal

27.4 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 10.4 g fat

Ground beef, cooked240 cal

25.1 g protein · 0.62 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 14.5 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

Bar length is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short difference in length is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.

0%62.5%125%
  • Vitamin B121.3 µg · 2.7 µg
    56%114%
  • Zinc3.1 mg · 6.2 mg
    28%56%
  • Selenium31.1 µg · 20.5 µg
    57%37%
  • Niacin (B3)8.7 mg · 5.7 mg
    55%36%
  • Vitamin B60.63 mg · 0.38 mg
    37%22%
  • Saturated fatlimit2.7 g · 5.6 g
    13%28%
  • Pantothenic acid (B5)1.2 mg · 0.68 mg
    24%14%
  • Copper0.15 mg · 0.081 mg
    17%9%
  • Iron1.5 mg · 2.7 mg
    8%15%
  • Total fat10.4 g · 14.5 g
    13%19%
  • Protein27.4 g · 25.1 g
    55%50%

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Where they are alike

Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.

  • Cholesterollimit93 mg · 84 mg31%·28%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0.62 g0%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit78 mg · 85 mg3%·4%
  • Potassium294 mg · 353 mg6%·8%
  • Calcium28 mg · 25 mg2%·2%
  • Magnesium30 mg · 22 mg7%·5%
  • Phosphorus254 mg · 213 mg20%·17%
  • Manganese0.011 mg · 0.012 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin A24 µg · 7 µg3%·1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.2 µg · 0.2 µg1%·1%
  • Vitamin E0.11 mg · 0.43 mg1%·3%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 1.7 µg0%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.077 mg · 0.043 mg6%·4%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.21 mg · 0.18 mg16%·14%
  • Folate7 µg · 9 µg2%·2%
  • Choline78.2 mg · 81 mg14%·15%

From USDA FoodData Central: Ground turkey, cooked (SR Legacy 171506), Ground beef, cooked (SR Legacy 172161). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.

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Ground turkey vs ground beef: 203 vs 240 calories per 100 g