81 %
Niacin contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism, to normal psychological function and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
How many calories are in roasted turkey dark meat?
177kcal
in a 100 g portion
177 kcal per 100 g.
Source: UK CoFID 2021, record 18-358, 27 analysed samples. Checked 5 October 2026.
6.6 gFat
29.4 gProtein
0 gFibre
81 %Daily niacin
What’s in a 100 g portion
More than half of a portion is water, which is why the calories stay low. What is left is mostly protein.
- 6.6 gFat
- 29.4 gProtein
- 64.3 gWater
Below average for poultry and game
Turkey dark meat is 177 kcal per 100 g. The 82 poultry and game in this database average 213.
Turkey dark meat177
Poultry and game average213
Low in sugar and salt
Low sugars and low salt by UK labelling rules, per 100 g.
Sugars, per portion0 g
Salt, per portion0.28 g
Vitamins and minerals in turkey dark meat
Six of the 21 reach the “high in” level, led by niacin.
Show all 21 with amounts
Niacin (vitamin B3)12.9 mg, 81 %
Vitamin B120.002 mg, 80 %
Phosphorus260 mg, 37 %
Zinc3.4 mg, 34 %
Vitamin B60.44 mg, 31 %
Selenium0.017 mg, 31 %
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.25 mg, 18 %
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg, 18 %
Potassium330 mg, 17 %
Copper0.11 mg, 11 %
Chloride86 mg, 11 %
Folate0.02 mg, 10 %
Iron1.2 mg, 8.6 %
Magnesium25 mg, 6.7 %
Vitamin D0.0003 mg, 6 %
Biotin0.003 mg, 6 %
Iodine0.008 mg, 5.3 %
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.05 mg, 4.5 %
Calcium17 mg, 2.1 %
Manganese0.02 mg, 1 %
Vitamin Cnone recorded
Badges use the UK legal thresholds per 100 g: 15 % of the reference intake for “source of”, 30 % for “high in”. A trace is shown as “trace” and never counts.
What turkey dark meat doesn’t give you. And where to find it.
No recorded vitamin C, vitamin A or vitamin E.
Vitamin C
0mgin turkey dark meat
Find it inCherries, West Indian2150 % per 100 g
Vitamin A
Tracein turkey dark meat
Find it inLiver, calf, fried3152 % per 100 g
Vitamin E
Tracein turkey dark meat
Find it inSunflower seeds, toasted326 % per 100 g
100 mgVitamin C, 125 %
0.075 mgSelenium, 136 %
0.00125 mgVitamin D, 25 %
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Turkey dark meat against other poultry and game
Per 100 g, turkey dark meat has the most niacin of the 5 here, ahead of rabbit (raw, meat only).
12.9mg
12.5mg
12.4mg
10.3mg
5.9mg
Turkey, dark meat, roastedthis page
Rabbit, raw, meat only−0.4 mg
Turkey, meat, average, raw−0.5 mg
Turkey, mince, stewed−2.6 mg
All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against turkey dark meat.
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Questions about turkey dark meat
Four questions chosen by the facts above, so every food answers differently.
How many calories are in a portion of turkey dark meat?
A typical portion (100 g cooked) gives 177 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 177 kcal.
Is turkey dark meat high in niacin?
Yes. Turkey, dark meat, roasted has 12.9 mg niacin per 100 g, 81 % of the NRV, above the 30 % threshold for a “high in” claim.
Does roasting change the fat in turkey dark meat?
Yes. Per 100 g, fat goes from 2.5 g raw to 6.6 g roasted. Part of that is the vitamin or mineral itself changing, part is the change in water content.
Which vitamins and minerals does turkey dark meat have most of?
By share of the daily reference intake: niacin (12.9 mg, 81 %), vitamin B12 (0.002 mg, 80 %) and phosphorus (260 mg, 37 %) per 100 g.
How these numbers were made
Every figure comes from the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 edition, record 18-358, Turkey, dark meat, roasted, 27 analysed samples, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Main data references: Reviewed 2013. LGC, Nutrient analysis of chicken and turkey, 1994-1995; phtyosterols from 18-459. Additional fatty acid data, with a slightly different fat content and fatty acid profile is available in 18-459.. Values are per 100 g of the edible part; a portion is 100 g, 100 g cooked, the usual UK portion for poultry and game. Reference intakes follow Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 Annex XIII as retained in GB law; “source of”, “high in” and “low” follow Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, assessed per 100 g. Function lines are the authorised wording from the GB register of nutrition and health claims, credited to the nutrient. Energy is rounded to the whole kcal and kJ; other amounts to one decimal, or two below 1. A trace is shown as “trace” and never gets a figure or a badge; a nutrient never analysed is left off the page. We start from the dataset’s 2,887 records and keep 2,322: records weighed with bone, shell or skin, alcoholic drinks, infant foods, brand-named products, records with fewer than eight measured vitamins and minerals and near-identical variants are left out. Group context uses the 82 poultry and game kept from the dataset; a rank counts only the foods with a measured figure for that nutrient. Food images are illustrations from Ingredient Atlas, released under CC0; they show the food, not the measured sample, and where no illustration of the exact food exists the nearest one is shown (here: Turkey Thigh). Checked 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More poultry and game
From the same group, with calories per 100 g, and the foods with the most niacin.
More poultry and game
- Turkey, meat, average, raw105 kcal
- Venison, meat only, raw103 kcal
- Chicken, breast, strips, stir-fried161 kcal
- Chicken, drumsticks, casseroled, meat only185 kcal
- Chicken, portions, not coated, deep-fried, meat and skin259 kcal
- Chicken, wing quarter, casseroled, meat and skin210 kcal
- All 82 poultry and game