Poultry
Kidney
Kidney of Turkey needs core cleaned of suet and membrane. Soak, then sauté or pie. Buy fresh. Cook turkey kidney 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 5 g
- Saturated Fat 1.6 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.3 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1 g
- Cholesterol 305 mg
- Sodium 73.2 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 1.05 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0.53 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 23.7 g
- Water 61.6 g
- Energy 144 kcal
- Water 61.6 g
- Carbohydrates 1.05 g
- Sugars 0.53 g
- Protein 23.7 g
- Fat 5 g
- Saturated Fat 1.6 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.3 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1 g
- Omega-3 0.11 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 37.6 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.12 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 6.58 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 1.17 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.58 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 6.9 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.34 mg
- Vitamin K 1.1 µg
- Minerals 433 mg
- Major Minerals 431 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 305 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.12 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 6.58 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 1.17 · vitamin-b6: 0.58 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 6.9 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.34 · vitamin-k: 1.1 ·
Minerals
Kidney is leaner than many muscle cuts but still an organ meat with elevated cholesterol.
History
Butchers charted kidney of turkey as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised kidney portions of turkey for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook kidney packs of turkey expanded for convenience cooking.