Turkey breast vs chicken breast
In short
One serving each: 125 calories in turkey breast (3 oz, 85 g), 140 calories in chicken breast (3 oz, 85 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
3 oz (85 g) · 25.6 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 1.8 g fat
3 oz (85 g) · 26.4 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3 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.
- Niacin (B3)62% vs 73%
10 mg vs 11.7 mg
- Vitamin B640% vs 30%
0.69 mg vs 0.51 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)13% vs 7%
0.17 mg vs 0.097 mg
- Zinc13% vs 8%
1.5 mg vs 0.85 mg
- Selenium47% vs 43%
25.7 µg vs 23.5 µg
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in one serving of each.
- Protein25.6 g · 26.4 g51%·53%
- Total fat1.8 g · 3 g2%·4%
- Saturated fatlimit0.5 g · 0.86 g3%·4%
- Cholesterollimit68 mg · 72.3 mg23%·24%
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit84.2 mg · 62.9 mg4%·3%
- Potassium212 mg · 218 mg5%·5%
- Calcium7.7 mg · 12.8 mg1%·1%
- Iron0.6 mg · 0.88 mg3%·5%
- Magnesium27.2 mg · 24.6 mg6%·6%
- Phosphorus196 mg · 194 mg16%·16%
- Copper0.054 mg · 0.042 mg6%·5%
- Manganese0.009 mg · 0.014 mg<1%·1%
- Vitamin A2.5 µg · 5.1 µg<1%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.26 µg · 0.085 µg1%·<1%
- Vitamin E0.051 mg · 0.23 mg<1%·2%
- Vitamin K0 µg · 0.26 µg0%·<1%
- Thiamin (B1)0.03 mg · 0.06 mg2%·5%
- Pantothenic acid (B5)0.77 mg · 0.82 mg15%·16%
- Folate7.7 µg · 3.4 µg2%·1%
- Vitamin B120.33 µg · 0.29 µg14%·12%
- Choline71.7 mg · 72.5 mg13%·13%
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.