Turkey
Turkey is poultry commonly roasted, braised, grilled, or used in minced-meat and soup preparations.
About Turkey
Turkey is the edible meat of the domesticated turkey, sold as a whole bird, sections, individual cuts, or minced meat. It is roasted, braised, grilled, smoked, simmered in soups and stews, or used in fillings, pies, sandwiches, and sausages.
The meat has a mild, savoury flavour. Breast meat is generally lean, pale, and relatively fine-textured, while leg and thigh meat is darker, more fibrous, and richer in connective tissue. Skin adds fat and becomes crisp when roasted.
Turkey is sold fresh, frozen, cooked, smoked, minced, sliced for deli use, or formed into sausages and other products. It may be sold with or without skin and bones. Slow braising and simmering soften tougher portions, while roasting develops browned skin and a firmer surface.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for turkey
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
dinde
pavo
Truthahn
七面鳥
shichimenchō
Turkey
turkey
tacchino
peru
kalkoen
gall dindi
hindi
γαλοπούλα
galopoúla
индейка
indeyka
indyk
curcan
ديك رومي
dīk rūmī
بوقلمون
buqalamun
火鸡
huǒjī
칠면조
chilmyeonjo
टर्की
ṭarkī
kalkun
gà tây
bata mzinga
galopoúla
Romanised form
shichimenchō
Romanised form
Dinde, aile crue
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Dinde, cuisse, viande crue
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Dinde, cuisse, viande et peau crues
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Dinde, escalope crue
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Dinde, escalope grillée/poêlée
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Dinde, escalope rôtie/cuite au four
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Dinde, haut de cuisse cru
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Dinde, viande crue
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Dinde, viande et peau crues
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Dinde, viande rôtie/cuite au four
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Escalopes de dinde
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raw ground turkey
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turkey back
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Turkey from whole, light meat, meat and skin, with added solution, cooked, roasted
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Turkey from whole, light meat, meat and skin, with added solution, raw
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Turkey from whole, light meat, meat only, with added solution, cooked, roasted
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Turkey from whole, light meat, meat only, with added solution, raw
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Turkey roast, boneless, frozen, seasoned, light and dark meat, raw
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Turkey slices
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Turkey sticks, breaded, battered, fried
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turkey thigh
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turkey thigh meat
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Turkey thigh, pre-basted, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey wings
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Turkey, all classes, back, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, all classes, breast, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, all classes, breast, meat and skin, raw
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Turkey, all classes, gizzard, cooked, simmered
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Turkey, all classes, heart, cooked, simmered
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Turkey, all classes, heart, raw
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Turkey, all classes, leg, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, all classes, leg, meat and skin, raw
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Turkey, all classes, light meat, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, all classes, liver, cooked, simmered
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Turkey, all classes, liver, raw
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Turkey, all classes, wing, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, all classes, wing, meat and skin, raw
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Turkey, back, from whole bird, meat and skin, with added solution, raw
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Turkey, back, from whole bird, meat and skin, with added solution, roasted
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Turkey, back, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, raw
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Turkey, back, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, roasted
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Turkey, canned
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Turkey, canned, meat only, with broth
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Turkey, diced, light and dark meat, seasoned
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Turkey, drumsticks, roasted, meat only
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Turkey, fryer-roasters, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, gizzard, all classes, raw
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Turkey, ground
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Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, pan-broiled crumbles
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Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, patties, broiled
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Turkey, ground, 85% lean, 15% fat, raw
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Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, pan-broiled crumbles
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Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, patties, broiled
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Turkey, ground, 93% lean, 7% fat, raw
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Turkey, Ground, cooked
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Turkey, ground, fat free, pan-broiled crumbles
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Turkey, ground, fat free, patties, broiled
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Turkey, ground, fat free, raw
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Turkey, Ground, raw
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Turkey, hindquarter, lean flesh, baked, no added fat
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Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat and skin, raw
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Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, raw
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Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat and skin, raw
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Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, raw
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Turkey, self-basting, light meat, roasted
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Turkey, skin from whole (light and dark), with added solution, raw
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Turkey, skin from whole, (light and dark), with added solution, roasted
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Turkey, skin, dry, roasted
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Turkey, skin, from retail parts, from dark meat, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, skin, from retail parts, from dark meat, raw
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Turkey, skin, moist, roasted
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Turkey, skin, raw
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Turkey, strips, stir-fried in corn oil
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Turkey, thigh, cooked, skin eaten
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Turkey, thigh, cooked, skin not eaten
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Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, raw
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Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, roasted
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Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, raw
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Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, roasted
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Turkey, thighs, diced, casseroled, meat only
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Turkey, whole, back, meat only, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, whole, back, meat only, raw
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Turkey, whole, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, whole, meat and skin, raw
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Turkey, whole, meat and skin, with added solution, raw
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Turkey, whole, meat and skin, with added solution, roasted
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Turkey, whole, meat only, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, whole, meat only, raw
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Turkey, whole, meat only, with added solution, raw
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Turkey, whole, meat only, with added solution, roasted
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Turkey, whole, raw
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Turkey, whole, raw, weighed with bone
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Turkey, whole, roasted, meat and skin
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Turkey, whole, roasted, meat and skin, weighed with bone
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Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted
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Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, raw
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Turkey, wing, cooked, skin eaten
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Turkey, wing, cooked, skin not eaten
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Turkey, wing, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, raw
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Turkey, wing, from whole bird, meat only, with added solution, roasted
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Turkey, wing, smoked, cooked, with skin, bone removed
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Turkey, young hen, skin only, cooked, roasted
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dīk rūmī
Romanised form
chilmyeonjo
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huǒjī
Romanised form
ṭarkī
Romanised form
indeyka
Romanised form
buqalamun
Romanised form
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Turkey nutrition & diet
Turkey nutritional value
Turkey, whole, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 133kcal
- Protein
- 21.6g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 5.2g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 18-352. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Specify the turkey cut and edible portion, including whether skin, bone, and visible fat remain. Roasted, braised, grilled, minced, deli-style, and soup preparations are not interchangeable; brines, marinades, stock, seasoning blends, and added fats should be documented with the portion served.
Compare the right form: Match the reference to turkey species, cut, skin and bone status, and raw, cooked, minced, deli, or soup form.
Diet considerations
Turkey is animal-derived poultry. Compatibility changes with stuffing, wheat coatings, dairy, egg, cured ingredients, sauces, and soup additions. Plain roasted meat differs from processed slices and seasoned minced products; portion size and accompanying starches influence the dish’s carbohydrate pattern and overall dietary classification.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically incompatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
- Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
- Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
- Keto · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- Paleo · May be compatible
- May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
- Low-carb · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- 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.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Turkey, whole, raw ↗. 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.
Last recorded verification: .