Turkey vs Ground beef: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Turkey has 161 kcal and Ground beef has 247 kcal, so Turkey has 35% fewer calories.
Turkey has more protein (22 g vs 17.4 g). Ground beef has more fat (19.1 g vs 7.43 g). Relative to calories, Turkey is the better protein source (13.6 g vs 7.06 g of protein per 100 kcal).
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Turkey Meat vs Ground Beef 100g Compare
| 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 µg | 0.007 µg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.07 mg | 0.17 mg |
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 comes from protein and in ground beef from fat.
See tables below to compare turkey meat with ground beef in details.
Turkey 100g
161kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 57% PROTEIN
- 43% FAT
Ground beef 100g
247kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS
- 29% PROTEIN
- 71% FAT
Compares of turkey meat
Compares of ground beef
About the data
Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.
Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.