Focused USDA meal guide

Turkey, light meat calories and nutrition: 6 USDA records compared

The 6 exact records in this guide report 118–170 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 139–200 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

Part of the Turkey nutrition guide.

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This page includes every selected Feast nutrition record whose normalized USDA description begins with “Turkey, light meat” under the documented two-segment variant rule. The records fall within Turkey, duck, other poultry. Exact descriptions remain visible so this grouping does not erase preparation, ingredient, or source-serving differences.

How this guide was assembled: Feast deterministically grouped exact USDA FNDDS records by their source descriptions. Every nutrient number is computed from the linked source fields; this page does not use generated or invented nutrition estimates.

Every number on this page comes from the exact linked record. Values are descriptive observations from the selected records; they are not personalized estimates, recommended portions, or measurements of a meal in front of you.

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Start with the description closest to what you ate

Choose an exact FNDDS description to focus the record cards and comparison table. This narrows the source evidence; it does not infer your portion or ingredients.

Exact meal description

Showing all 6 linked records.

85 g source amount Direct name match

Turkey, light meat, breaded, baked or fried, skin eaten

Source serving: 170 kcal
Per 100 g: 200 kcal
Protein: 22.8 g

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85 g source amount Direct name match

Turkey, light meat, breaded, baked or fried, skin not eaten

Source serving: 147 kcal
Per 100 g: 173 kcal
Protein: 23.2 g

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85 g source amount Direct name match

Turkey, light meat, roasted, skin eaten

Source serving: 144 kcal
Per 100 g: 169 kcal
Protein: 24.1 g

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85 g source amount Direct name match

Turkey, light meat, roasted, skin not eaten

Source serving: 118 kcal
Per 100 g: 139 kcal
Protein: 24.5 g

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85 g source amount Direct name match

Turkey, light meat, skin eaten

Source serving: 144 kcal
Per 100 g: 169 kcal
Protein: 24.1 g

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85 g source amount Direct name match

Turkey, light meat, skin not eaten

Source serving: 118 kcal
Per 100 g: 139 kcal
Protein: 24.5 g

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Observed source examples

Lower, middle, and higher within this selected set

These cards order the selected records by calories in each record's own FNDDS source serving. They do not define the calorie range of every turkey, light meat and should not be used as a personalized estimate.

Lower observed Direct name match

118kcal

Turkey, light meat, roasted, skin not eaten

85 g source amount · 139 kcal per 100 g

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Middle observed Direct name match

144kcal

Turkey, light meat, roasted, skin eaten

85 g source amount · 169 kcal per 100 g

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Higher observed Direct name match

170kcal

Turkey, light meat, breaded, baked or fried, skin eaten

85 g source amount · 200 kcal per 100 g

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Important: “Lower,” “middle,” and “higher” refer only to order within the selected source set above. Different source-serving weights and, where labeled, contextual records mean these cards are examples—not endpoints of a meal estimate.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

Serving values preserve each record's listed amount. Per-100-gram calories provide a shared weight basis. Dashes indicate that a value is not available, not that the nutrient is absent.

USDA records selected for the Turkey, light meat nutrition guide
Exact source record	Match	Source amount	Calories	kcal / 100 g	Protein	Fiber	Sodium	USDA
Turkey, light meat, breaded, baked or fried, skin eaten	Direct name match	85 gQuantity not specified	170 kcal	200	22.8 g	0.3 g	168 mg	FDC 2706108 ↗
Turkey, light meat, breaded, baked or fried, skin not eaten	Direct name match	85 gQuantity not specified	147 kcal	173	23.2 g	0.3 g	167 mg	FDC 2706107 ↗
Turkey, light meat, roasted, skin eaten	Direct name match	85 gQuantity not specified	144 kcal	169	24.1 g	0 g	398 mg	FDC 2706110 ↗
Turkey, light meat, roasted, skin not eaten	Direct name match	85 gQuantity not specified	118 kcal	139	24.5 g	0 g	397 mg	FDC 2706109 ↗
Turkey, light meat, skin eaten	Direct name match	85 gQuantity not specified	144 kcal	169	24.1 g	0 g	398 mg	FDC 2706106 ↗
Turkey, light meat, skin not eaten	Direct name match	85 gQuantity not specified	118 kcal	139	24.5 g	0 g	397 mg	FDC 2706105 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

Every record uses a 85-gram source amount, which removes serving-weight differences inside this set but does not establish the size of your portion. Within the selected set, the source servings report 118–170 calories in the records' own listed source servings; the fixed-weight view reports 139–200 calories per 100 grams. A serving total and a per-100-gram value answer different questions, so neither should be substituted for the amount actually eaten.

To scale a record, divide the eaten grams by the record's source grams and multiply the listed serving values by that ratio. This assumes the eaten meal has the same composition as the matched record.

Preparation analysis

The dish name leaves ingredients unresolved

The record names distinguish breaded, roasted, skin eaten, and skin not eaten. USDA formulation rows also identify 7 distinct source-input codes across the set, including salt, table, turkey from whole, light meat, meat and skin, with added solution, cooked, roasted, turkey from whole, light meat, meat only, with added solution, cooked, roasted, and turkey, all classes, light meat, cooked, roasted. These details can help select a closer record, but they do not isolate the cause of a nutrient difference or reconstruct a recipe.

A precise-looking result is only as specific as the record match and the portion information supporting it.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The visible dish name is a starting point. These details usually explain more of the variation in the selected source records.

01
Source-serving weight
The exact records list 85–85 grams, so serving totals can move even before composition is compared.
02
Named source variant
The set explicitly distinguishes breaded, roasted, skin eaten, and skin not eaten; those words identify different records rather than optional SEO phrasing.
03
Nutrient profile
Across each record's own source serving, the displayed data span protein 22.8–24.5 g, fiber 0.0–0.3 g, sodium 167–398 mg. Different serving weights remain visible beside those values.
04
Formulation evidence
The source rows include 7 distinct input codes across this set. Input presence and weight describe standardized source formulations, not final plated proportions.

Record matching

How to find the closest description

Begin with the full source description rather than the shortest dish name. Check whether the named form—such as breaded, roasted, skin eaten, and skin not eaten—matches the meal, then compare the listed source weight with the portion actually eaten. If the brand, recipe, toppings, cooking fat, or portion is known, keep that information with the estimate instead of assuming the generic record already includes it.

A practical matching checklist

Read the complete turkey, light meat source description, including preparation and additions.
Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.