Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating recommends choosing lower fat
foods more often and including leaner meats and poultry in our diets. Delicious
turkey is an excellent selection to help you meet the standards established
to improve the well-being of Canadians:
• Turkey is a leader in the 'lean' meat class. With the variety of
fresh cuts available today, we can easily incorporate turkey into our daily
menus. BC turkey sausage, turkey burgers, turkey steaks, kebobs or cutlets,
turkey chili and turkey stew are just a few of the choices we have.
• Turkey is an excellent source of protein providing the essential
amino aci ds
necessary for the renewal and maintenance of body tissues and providing
food energy.
• Turkey is an excellent source of niacin, a factor in the maintenance
of good health.
• Turkey is a good source of phosphorous, a factor in the normal development
of bones and teeth.
• Turkey has fewer calories.
• Turkey contains less fat.
• Turkey contains less cholesterol.
• The small amount of fat in turkey is mainly unsaturated.
Turkey Nutrition Facts White Meat*
Cooked (roasted) WHITE turkey meat:
| NUTRITION FACTS |
Per 100g |
| Calories |
130 |
| Fat |
1 g |
| Saturated Fatty Acids |
0.2 g |
| Trans Fatty Acids |
0.4 g |
| Cholesterol |
55 mg |
| Sodium |
60 mg |
| Protein |
30 g |
|
Cooked (pan-fried) WHITE turkey meat:
| NUTRITION FACTS |
Per 100g |
| Calories |
140 |
| Fat |
0.5 g |
| Saturated Fatty Acids |
0.1 g |
| Trans Fatty Acids |
0.2 g |
| Cholesterol |
45 mg |
| Sodium |
60 mg |
| Protein |
33 g |
|
Skin off, boneless, cooked (roasted) WHITE turkey meat:
| NUTRITION FACTS |
Per 100g |
| Calories |
122 |
| Fat |
0.76 g |
| Saturated Fatty Acids |
0.15 g |
| Trans Fatty Acids |
0.36 g |
| Cholesterol |
53.5 mg |
| Sodium |
56.7 mg |
| Protein |
30.2 g |
|
Skin off, boneless, cooked (pan fried) WHITE turkey meat:
| NUTRITION FACTS |
Per 100g |
| Calories |
129 |
| Fat |
0.40 g |
| Saturated Fatty Acids |
0.32 g |
| Trans Fatty Acids |
0.17 g |
| Cholesterol |
43.5 mg |
| Sodium |
58.5 mg |
| Protein |
33.4 g |
|
Turkey Nutrition Facts Dark Meat*
Cooked (roasted) DARK turkey meat:
| NUTRITION FACTS |
Per 100g |
| Calories |
140 |
| Fat |
3 g |
| Saturated Fatty Acids |
1.0 g |
| Trans Fatty Acids |
0.1 g |
| Cholesterol |
80 mg |
| Sodium |
90 mg |
| Carbohydrate |
2 g |
| Protein |
27 g |
|
Skin off, boneless, cooked (roasted) DARK turkey meat:
| NUTRITION FACTS |
Per 100g |
| Calories |
139.5 |
| Fat |
2.45 g |
| Saturated Fatty Acids |
0.81 g |
| Trans Fatty Acids |
0.10 g |
| Cholesterol |
80 mg |
| Sodium |
91.2 mg |
| Protein |
27.2 g |
|
* Source: Final Report Nutrient Analysis Study: Turkey Meats July, 2003 Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc.
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