I usually buy ground turkey at costco, which is labeled ground turkey. However, I asked the local butcher for ground turkey today and when I arrived home, the meat label said "ground upper turkey thighs".
Is it the same thing as regular ground turkey? (I need to know calorie wise)
Best Answer
What really matters is the fat content. I suspect that being all thigh meat, it's similar to regular ground turkey, which is 85% lean. Ground turkey breast (or "extra lean" ground turkey) is 99% lean. I've also seen mixtures in the store of light and dark ground meat that clocked in at 93% lean to split the difference. Jennie-O, a large national producer of turkey, makes all three varieties (http://www.jennieo.com/products/collection/65-Ground-Turkey). You can check your nutritional information against theirs to see where your ground thighs fall on the spectrum.
Just check the fat content and use it in a recipe that works with that fat content. In fact, it's probably ideal for something like a turkey burger which definitely needs the fat in my opinion. ;)