Roasted Cooked Meat and Skin Leg All Classes Turkey

Turkey, All Classes, Leg, Meat and Skin, Cooked, Roasted has a average-calorie, low-carb, average-fat and very high-protein content.

It contains a low amount of carbohydrates, making it suitable for some of the low-carb diets. With 27.87 gms of protein, it is very high in protein content, which is an important macronutrient that helps with tissue repair, provides energy and improves immunity.

Because of its average fat content, it could be suitable option, especially if you're watching your fat intake for health reasons. A quick glance at the fat profile reveals that it is average in saturated fats and low in trans fats. It's low MUFA and low PUFA. The omega-3 content is average.

While Sodium is an essential nutrient, excess quantities can cause several disorders like fluid retention, hypertension. Since it has a low density of Sodium, it is suitable if you are aiming for a healthy, low-sodium diet. It is also average in Magnesium, an essential micronutrient that regulates functioning of muscles and nerves and heart beat. It is also a very high source of Selenium, which is an important antioxidant especially in combination with vitamin E.

Our comprehensive nutrition ranking methodology, which inspects every nutrition element that this food is composed of, comes up with a nutrition ranking of 54, for Turkey, All Classes, Leg, Meat and Skin, Cooked, Roasted, and we advise that this food in moderation.