Ground turkey vs ground beef
In short
One serving each: 173 calories in ground turkey (3 oz, 85 g), 204 calories in ground beef (3 oz, 85 g). More in ground turkey: selenium, niacin, vitamin B6, pantothenic acid and copper.
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
3 oz (85 g) · 23.3 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 8.8 g fat
3 oz (85 g) · 21.3 g protein · 0.53 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 12.4 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in one serving of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Vitamin B1247% vs 97%
1.1 µg vs 2.3 µg
- Zinc24% vs 48%
2.6 mg vs 5.3 mg
- Selenium48% vs 32%
26.4 µg vs 17.4 µg
- Niacin (B3)46% vs 30%
7.4 mg vs 4.8 mg
- Vitamin B632% vs 19%
0.54 mg vs 0.32 mg
- Saturated fatlimit11% vs 24%
2.3 g vs 4.8 g
- Pantothenic acid (B5)20% vs 12%
1 mg vs 0.58 mg
- Copper14% vs 8%
0.13 mg vs 0.069 mg
- Iron7% vs 13%
1.3 mg vs 2.3 mg
- Total fat11% vs 16%
8.8 g vs 12.4 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein23.3 g · 21.3 g47%·43%
- Cholesterollimit79 mg · 71.4 mg26%·24%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0.53 g0%·<1%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit66.3 mg · 72.3 mg3%·3%
- Potassium250 mg · 300 mg5%·6%
- Calcium23.8 mg · 21.3 mg2%·2%
- Magnesium25.5 mg · 18.7 mg6%·4%
- Phosphorus216 mg · 181 mg17%·14%
- Manganese0.009 mg · 0.01 mg<1%·<1%
- Vitamin A20.4 µg · 6 µg2%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.17 µg · 0.17 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin E0.093 mg · 0.37 mg1%·2%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 1.4 µg0%·1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.065 mg · 0.037 mg5%·3%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.18 mg · 0.15 mg14%·12%
- Folate6 µg · 7.7 µg1%·2%
- Choline66.5 mg · 68.8 mg12%·13%
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.