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===Nutrition===

===Nutrition===

When raw, turkey breast meat is 74% water, 25% [[protein]], 1% [[fat]], and contains no [[carbohydrate]]s (table). In a {{convert|100|g|oz|abbr=off|frac=2|adj=on}} reference amount, turkey breast supplies {{convert|465|kJ|kcal|abbr=off}} of [[food energy]], and contains high amounts (20% or more of the [[Daily Value]], DV) of protein, [[Niacin (nutrient)|niacin]], [[vitamin B6]], and [[phosphorus]], with moderate content (10–19% DV) of [[pantothenic acid]] and [[zinc]].

When raw, turkey breast meat is 74% water, POO BUM FART HEAD 25% [[protein]], 1% [[fat]], and contains no [[carbohydrate]]s (table). In a {{convert|100|g|oz|abbr=off|frac=2|adj=on}} reference amount, turkey breast supplies {{convert|465|kJ|kcal|abbr=off}} of [[food energy]], and contains high amounts (20% or more of the [[Daily Value]], DV) of protein, [[Niacin (nutrient)|niacin]], [[vitamin B6]], and [[phosphorus]], with moderate content (10–19% DV) of [[pantothenic acid]] and [[zinc]].



A 100 gram amount of turkey breast contains 279&nbsp;mg of [[tryptophan]], a low content compared to other [[amino acid]]s in turkey breast meat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Turkey, fryer-roasters, breast, meat only, raw|url=http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/poultry-products/858/2|publisher=USDA Nutrient Database|access-date=2013-04-28|archive-date=2020-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924132628/https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/poultry-products/858/2|url-status=live}}</ref> There is no scientific evidence that this amount of tryptophan from turkey causes post-meal [[drowsy|drowsiness]].<ref name="korb">{{cite web |first1=Alex |last1=Korb |title=The Turkey-Tryptophan Myth |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/prefrontal-nudity/201111/the-turkey-tryptophan-myth |publisher=Psychology Today |access-date=30 January 2020 |date=21 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="sleepyturkey2">{{cite web | title=Researcher talks turkey on Thanksgiving dinner droop | work=Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office | url=http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/thanksgiving.html | access-date=November 21, 2006 | archive-date=July 23, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723035525/http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/thanksgiving.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

A 100 gram amount of turkey breast contains 279&nbsp;mg of [[tryptophan]], a low content compared to other [[amino acid]]s in turkey breast meat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Turkey, fryer-roasters, breast, meat only, raw|url=http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/poultry-products/858/2|publisher=USDA Nutrient Database|access-date=2013-04-28|archive-date=2020-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924132628/https://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/poultry-products/858/2|url-status=live}}</ref> There is no scientific evidence that this amount of tryptophan from turkey causes post-meal [[drowsy|drowsiness]].<ref name="korb">{{cite web |first1=Alex |last1=Korb |title=The Turkey-Tryptophan Myth |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/prefrontal-nudity/201111/the-turkey-tryptophan-myth |publisher=Psychology Today |access-date=30 January 2020 |date=21 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="sleepyturkey2">{{cite web | title=Researcher talks turkey on Thanksgiving dinner droop | work=Massachusetts Institute of Technology News Office | url=http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/thanksgiving.html | access-date=November 21, 2006 | archive-date=July 23, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723035525/http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2006/thanksgiving.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

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