Turkey breast vs chicken breast
In short
Gram for gram, there are 12% more calories in chicken breast than in turkey breast (165 vs 147 in 100 g). Both get most of their calories from protein.
More in turkey breast: vitamin B6, riboflavin, zinc and selenium. More in chicken breast: niacin. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
30.1 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 2.1 g fat
31 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3.6 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.
- Niacin (B3)11.8 mg · 13.7 mg73%86%
- Vitamin B60.81 mg · 0.6 mg47%35%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.2 mg · 0.11 mg16%9%
- Zinc1.7 mg · 1 mg16%9%
- Selenium30.2 µg · 27.6 µg55%50%
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Protein30.1 g · 31 g60%·62%
- Total fat2.1 g · 3.6 g3%·5%
- Saturated fatlimit0.59 g · 1 g3%·5%
- Cholesterollimit80 mg · 85 mg27%·28%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit99 mg · 74 mg4%·3%
- Potassium249 mg · 256 mg5%·5%
- Calcium9 mg · 15 mg1%·1%
- Iron0.71 mg · 1 mg4%·6%
- Magnesium32 mg · 29 mg8%·7%
- Phosphorus230 mg · 228 mg18%·18%
- Copper0.063 mg · 0.049 mg7%·5%
- Manganese0.011 mg · 0.017 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin A3 µg · 6 µg<1%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.3 µg · 0.1 µg2%·1%
- Vitamin E0.06 mg · 0.27 mg<1%·2%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.3 µg0%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.035 mg · 0.07 mg3%·6%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.9 mg · 0.96 mg18%·19%
- Folate9 µg · 4 µg2%·1%
- Vitamin B120.39 µg · 0.34 µg16%·14%
- Choline84.4 mg · 85.3 mg15%·16%
From USDA FoodData Central: Turkey breast, meat only, roasted (SR Legacy 171496), Chicken breast, meat only, roasted (SR Legacy 171477). 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.