Turkey vs Ground Beef: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
Fact 1: There is Less Calories in Turkey meat
At first glance, you can see that in turkey meat is much less calories than in ground beef.
Turkey meat has 161 kcal per 100g and ground beef 247 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 53%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in turkey meat cames from protein and in ground beef from fat.
See tables below to compare turkey meat with ground beef in details.
Fact 2: Turkey meat And Ground beef Nutrition Difference
- Calories: ground beef - 53% more than turkey meat
- Fat: ground beef - 157% more than turkey meat
- Protein: turkey meat - 26% more than ground beef
- Water: turkey meat - 13% more than ground beef
Ground beef vs Turkey meat: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Turkey | Ground beef |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 161 | 247 |
| Fat | 7.43 g | 19.07 g |
| Protein | 21.96 g | 17.44 g |
| Water | 70.68 g | 62.58 g |
| Calcium | 11 mg | 17 mg |
| Iron | 0.75 mg | 1.97 mg |
| Magnessium | 25 mg | 17 mg |
| Potassium | 223 mg | 274 mg |
| Sodium | 105 mg | 66 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.038 mg | 0.043 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.139 mg | 0.151 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 8.968 mg | 4.305 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.711 mg | 0.328 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.007 mg | 0.007 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.07 mg | 0.17 mg |
More protein in turkey meat
It is aslo easy to see see that in turkey meat is more protein than in ground beef.
There is 17.44g per 100g of ground beef and 21.96g per 100g of turkey meat so using simple math we can see that difference is about 26%.
Less fat in turkey meat
In turkey meat is less fats than in ground beef.
The tables above show us that there is 19.07g/100g of fats in ground beef and 7.43g/100g in turkey meat. In this case difference is about 157%.
Turkey
161kcal- Calories161
- Fat7.43 g
- Protein21.96 g
- Water70.68 g
100g | ounce | single piece
Calories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 57% PROTEIN
- 43% FAT
Ground beef
247kcal- Calories247
- Fat19.07 g
- Protein17.44 g
- Water62.58 g
100g | ounce | standard serving size | cup | half cup
Calories source
- 0% CARBS
- 29% PROTEIN
- 71% FAT
Vitamins: ground beef vs turkey meat
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine): ground beef 13% more than turkey meat
- Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin): ground beef 9% more than turkey meat
- Vitaminium B3 (Niacin): turkey meat 108% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B6: turkey meat 117% more than ground beef
- Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid): ground beef 0% more than turkey meat
- Vitaminium E: ground beef 143% more than turkey meat
Minerals: turkey meat vs ground beef
- Calcium: ground beef 55% more than turkey meat
- Iron: ground beef 163% more than turkey meat
- Magnessium: turkey meat 47% more than ground beef
- Potassium: ground beef 23% more than turkey meat
- Sodium: turkey meat 59% more than ground beef
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy eating and living style promoter
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