Poultry
Whole
Whole Turkey is the complete dressed carcass for roast, smoke, or spatchcock. Brine helps lean birds; rest before carving. Cook turkey whole 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 10.3 g
- Saturated Fat 2.89 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.12 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.98 g
- Cholesterol 88.6 mg
- Sodium 66.2 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0.94 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0.53 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 22 g
- Water 61.9 g
- Energy 174 kcal
- Water 61.9 g
- Carbohydrates 0.94 g
- Sugars 0.53 g
- Protein 22 g
- Fat 10.3 g
- Saturated Fat 2.89 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 4.12 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.98 g
- Omega-3 0.2 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 37.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.13 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 6.75 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.83 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.41 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.3 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 7 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 412 mg
- Major Minerals 410 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 88.6 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.13 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 6.75 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.83 · vitamin-b6: 0.41 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.3 · vitamin-b9-folate: 7 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.34 · vitamin-k: 1.1 ·
Minerals
Whole form averages edible parts as typically consumed.
History
Butchers charted whole of turkey as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised whole portions of turkey for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook whole packs of turkey expanded for convenience cooking.