Poultry
Fat
Fat of Turkey bastes roasts, confits, and mince. Render slowly. Game fat can be stronger—use judiciously. Cook turkey fat to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Roasting, smoking, deli slicing, and mince show the cut’s strengths. Match heat to collagen—fast sear for tender muscle, long moist heat for hard-working joints.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 99 g
- Saturated Fat 34.7 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 39.6 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 24.8 g
- Cholesterol 102 mg
- Sodium 67.8 mg
- Salt 0.16 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 0.2 g
- Water 0.3 g
- Energy 892 kcal
- Water 0.3 g
- Protein 0.2 g
- Fat 99 g
- Saturated Fat 34.7 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 39.6 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 24.8 g
- Omega-3 3.71 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 38.9 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.17 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 8.81 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 1.09 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.54 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 6.4 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.31 mg
- Vitamin K 1 µg
- Minerals 293 mg
- Major Minerals 292 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 102 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.17 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 8.81 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 1.09 · vitamin-b6: 0.54 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 6.4 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.31 · vitamin-k: 1 ·
Minerals
Rendered or depot fat is nearly pure lipid energy with negligible carbohydrate.
History
Butchers charted fat of turkey as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised fat portions of turkey for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook fat packs of turkey expanded for convenience cooking.