Turkey Breast Versus Chicken Breast: Which Is the Better Choice?steemCreated with Sketch.

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You like lean meat and poultry is a great choice for lean meat. The most common lean poultry selections are turkey breast and chicken breast. Now you may ask, like I did, which is better.

Skinless Chicken Breast
Skinless Turkey Breast
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Macro-nutrients of Chicken and Turkey

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This round for macro-nutrients goes to turkey breast. There are small differences for protein and fat. However, the turkey breast has less calories and less cholesterol.

Micro-nutrients of Chicken and Turkey

How does the micro-nutrient (vitamins and minerals) content vary between chicken breast and turkey breast?

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Again not much of a difference in vitamin and mineral content.

Conclusion

Base on the nutritional facts it appears turkey breast has a slight edge over chicken breast. And if you are counting calories and watching your cholesterol then turkey breast is the clear winner. But the differences are very small and for you it may come down to taste preference and price in your area.

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Turkey Meat vs. Chicken Meat

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it looks like a very tasty and nutritious meal

I am happy that now you are becoming more health conscious.

Verdaderamente deliciosos los dos, en mi país no se consigue el pavo, el ave de mayor consumo es el pollo, @etcmike

Chicken is very good. I picked up some marinated skinless chicken breasts from the local butcher on Friday. I plan to have chicken this week then turkey this weekend. I am trying to maintain a healthy diet. It is easier to do when there are delicious dishes you can make with healthy foods.

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Al parecer eres todo un chet @etcmike, que bien...

Actually I am a physicist who will be retiring soon and is learning how to cook :-)

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it seems like a good choice for your retirement day. hope your day is fun
etcmike

very delicous :)

That's what I thought but I prefer the taste of chicken 🍗

jajaja pues si creo que el saber del pollo es mejor

Good helth information

Definitely, would go for the Skinless Turkey Breast! It's expensive here in Malaysia though, and I've always thought it offer more protein compared to Chicken. But chicken has slightly more protein I guess, but also the double the Fat

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If I may choose one, I prefer the "Skinless Turkey Breast" look more smooth texture of the meat, and look more delicious... 😋👍

Skinless Turkey Breast gets my vote too. I substitute skinless turky breast for skinless chicken breast when I make Tandoori Chicken Tikka, I call it Tandoori Turkey Tikka (TTT).

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