turkey dark meat
Turkey dark meat
Turkey dark meat is edible leg muscle, principally thigh and drumstick, valued for its stronger savoury flavour and comparatively moist cooked texture.
About Turkey dark meat
Turkey dark meat is the edible muscle from the bird’s legs, principally the thighs and drumsticks. It is darker than turkey breast and has a more pronounced savoury flavour and a comparatively moist texture when cooked. It may be sold with or without skin and bone, whole or in smaller cuts.
It is roasted, braised, grilled, or otherwise cooked, and is also sold raw or frozen. The term describes a broad group of cuts rather than one standardized piece; skin, bone, cooking method, and whether the meat is raw or cooked affect the form being described.
- Ingredient type
- other
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Turkey, dark meat from whole, meat and skin, with added solution, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, dark meat from whole, meat and skin, with added solution, raw
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Turkey, dark meat from whole, meat only, with added solution, raw
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Turkey, dark meat, meat and skin, raw
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Turkey, dark meat, meat only, with added solution, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, dark meat, raw
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Turkey, dark meat, roasted
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Turkey, dark meat, roasted, skin eaten
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Turkey, dark meat, roasted, skin not eaten
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Turkey, whole, dark meat, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, whole, dark meat, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, whole, dark meat, meat only, raw
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Turkey dark meat nutrition & diet
Turkey dark meat nutritional value
Reference: Turkey, dark meat, raw
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 104kcal
- Protein
- 20.4g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 2.5g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Compare the same cut and whether skin and bone are included; raw and cooked meat are different forms. Cooking method and moisture loss also affect measurements.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Composition of foods integrated dataset (CoFID), 2021 — 18-348 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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