First, let's take a look at the macros. Each of these are listed in grams and as usual, normalized to 200 calories for easy comparison, so we're always comparing apples to apples.
Turkey | Lobster |
Nutrient | turkey | lobster |
Protein | 41g | 42g |
Carbohydrate | 0g | 1g |
Fiber | 0g | 0g |
Fat | 3g | 2g |
Monounsat. Fat | 0g | 2g |
Polyunsat. Fat | 1g | 0g |
Saturated Fat | 1g | 0g |
Next, let's take a look at the Vitamin density. These values are shown in units of percent of recommended daily intake. And since we're showing 200 calories worth, this means anything above 10% is good.
Nutrient | turkey | lobster |
Choline | 0% | 42% |
Vitamin A | 0% | 7% |
Vitamin C | 0% | 0% |
Vitamin E | 0% | 27% |
Vitamin K | 0% | 0% |
Lobster have significantly more Vitamins A, E than turkey. Turkey are a good source of Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B12, Zinc, Iron. Turkey are a great source of Niacin, Vitamin B6, Phosphorus. Lobster are a good source of Vitamin E, Niacin, Calcium. Lobster are a great source of Pantothenic Acid, Zinc, Phosphorus. Lobster are an excellent source of Vitamin B12.
And here we see the B-vitamins: B1 (Thiamin), B2 (Riboflavin), B3 (Niacin), B5 (Pantothenic Acid), B6 (Pyridoxine)
Nutrient | turkey | lobster |
Vitamin B1 | 11% | 1% |
Vitamin B2 | 19% | 10% |
Vitamin B3 | 85% | 27% |
Vitamin B5 | 24% | 72% |
Vitamin B6 | 89% | 13% |
Vitamin B12 | 39% | 103% |
Now, lets look at mineral density. Here we have a lot of important electrolytes and minerals. Once again, units are in percent of RDI, thus for this 200 calorie serving anything above 10% would considered high.
Nutrient | turkey | lobster |
Sodium | 7% | 44% |
Potasium | 15% | 17% |
Calcium | 4% | 21% |
Magnesium | 13% | 17% |
Phosphorus | 61% | 55% |
Iron | 34% | 11% |
Manganese | 1% | 5% |
Selenium | 94% | 204% |
Copper | 13% | 370% |
Zinc | 30% | 71% |