Deer Valley Turkey Chili is a well-known dish from the Deer Valley Ski Resort in Park City, Utah, which hosted several events during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. It contains a mix of ground turkey, black beans, sweet corn, onions, leeks, celery, cilantro, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper and other herbs and spices.
Calories
An average serving size of Deer Valley Turkey Chili is 2 cups; this contains roughly 548 calories, the MyFitnessPal website calculates. Based on the ingredients --- turkey, beans, corn, cheese, butter, sugar and flour --- these calories can be broken down into three separate macronutrients: fat, carbohydrates and protein.
Fat
Since 1 gram of fat is equivalent to 9 calories, the plurality of the calories in Deer Valley Turkey Chili --- about 45 percent --- come from fat. A single serving packs around 28 g of total fat. Of these fat grams, 14 are from saturated fat, 7.8 are from monounsaturated fat and 3 are from polyunsaturated fat.
Carbohydrates
Similar to fat, carbohydrates contain a set --- but lower --- number of calories. One gram of carbohydrates equals 4 calories. This means another sizable portion of the calories in Deer Valley Turkey Chili come from carbs --- 33 percent, or more than 46 g. Of these carbs, 10 g come from dietary fiber and 9.3 g come from sugar, according to MyFitnessPal.
Protein
Though it's the main ingredient in Deer Valley Turkey Chili, protein only accounts for 22 percent of the calories. Like carbohydrates, a gram of protein contains 4 calories, so a 2-cup serving provides just over 31 g of protein.
Cholesterol and Sodium
If you're watching your cholesterol or blood pressure, you're probably limiting your intake of either cholesterol or sodium. A 2-cup serving of Deer Valley Turkey Chili is relatively high in both, coming in at 110 and 1,034 milligrams, respectively. The American Heart Association recommends that people with high blood cholesterol keep dietary cholesterol intake below 200 mg daily, and those with high blood pressure should keep sodium intake below 1,500 mg daily. That means a standard serving of Deer Valley Turkey Chili accounts for 55 percent of your cholesterol and 69 percent of your sodium for the day.
Nutrients
While Deer Valley Turkey Chili may be high in dietary cholesterol and sodium, it does contain a number of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. A 2-cup serving provides you with more than 100 percent of your daily recommended intake of vitamin C, over 50 percent of vitamin A, 44 percent of manganese, 38 percent of selenium, 35 percent of folate and iron and 31 percent of phosphorus, to name a few.
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