Animal foods · Property-derived

Turkey

Also called: turkey breast, pute

A lean poultry — the least heavy of the common meats, so it does not add to Kapha.

How Turkey affects your doshas

In Ayurveda a food's effect depends on your constitution. This is the lens the app uses to suggest what to favour and ease off.

Effect of Turkey on each dosha
DoshaSuitabilityNotes
Vata Neutral Broadly neutral for Vata.
Pitta Use sparingly Can raise Pitta — go easy when Pitta runs high.
Kapha Neutral Broadly neutral for Kapha.

Taste: Sweet, Astringent  ·  Potency: Heating (uṣṇa)  ·  Post-digestive: Sweet  ·  Qualities: Heavy, Dry

When to go easy

Lean and a touch dry, and still a warming flesh food that can tell on Pitta.

Property-derived. Not directly cited classically — classified from its taste, potency and qualities. Weigh it accordingly.

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