Ground turkey vs ground beef

In short

For the same 100 calories you eat 49 g of ground turkey or 42 g of ground beef. More in ground turkey: selenium, niacin, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid (2.1×) and 2 more.

More in ground beef: vitamin B12, zinc and saturated fat. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.

Calories, and where they come from

Ground turkey, cooked100 cal

49.3 g · 13.5 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 5.1 g fat

Ground beef, cooked100 cal

41.7 g · 10.4 g protein · 0.26 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 6.1 g fat

Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat

Where they differ

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

0%25%50%
  • Vitamin B1228% vs 47%

    0.66 µg vs 1.1 µg

  • Selenium28% vs 16%

    15.3 µg vs 8.5 µg

  • Niacin (B3)27% vs 15%

    4.3 mg vs 2.4 mg

  • Zinc14% vs 23%

    1.5 mg vs 2.6 mg

  • Vitamin B618% vs 9%

    0.31 mg vs 0.16 mg

  • Pantothenic acid (B5)12% vs 6%

    0.59 mg vs 0.28 mg

  • Protein27% vs 21%

    13.5 g vs 10.4 g

  • Saturated fatlimit7% vs 12%

    1.3 g vs 2.3 g

  • Copper8% vs 4%

    0.074 mg vs 0.034 mg

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Where they are alike

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

  • Total fat5.1 g · 6.1 g7%·8%
  • Cholesterollimit45.8 mg · 35 mg15%·12%
  • Carbohydrates0 g · 0.26 g0%·<1%
  • Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
  • Sodiumlimit38.4 mg · 35.4 mg2%·2%
  • Potassium145 mg · 147 mg3%·3%
  • Calcium13.8 mg · 10.4 mg1%·1%
  • Iron0.75 mg · 1.1 mg4%·6%
  • Magnesium14.8 mg · 9.2 mg4%·2%
  • Phosphorus125 mg · 88.8 mg10%·7%
  • Manganese0.005 mg · 0.005 mg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin A11.8 µg · 2.9 µg1%·<1%
  • Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
  • Vitamin D0.099 µg · 0.083 µg<1%·<1%
  • Vitamin E0.054 mg · 0.18 mg<1%·1%
  • Vitamin K0 µg · 0.71 µg0%·1%
  • Thiamin (B1)0.038 mg · 0.018 mg3%·1%
  • Riboflavin (B2)0.1 mg · 0.075 mg8%·6%
  • Folate3.4 µg · 3.8 µg1%·1%
  • Choline38.5 mg · 33.8 mg7%·6%

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