Abstract:In order to analyze the mineral contents and nutritional values of poultry， five poultry（Old hen， Free range， Gallus domesticus brisson， Coturnix， Francolinus pintadeanus） were collected from large farmers mar－ ket in Shenzhen. 11 mineral elements （calcium， potassium， sodium， magnesium， iron， zinc， copper， man－ ganese， iodine， selenium， molybdenum） in five poultry were analyzed and evaluted in the nutritional quality index method， simultaneously compared with pork， beef and mutton. The results showed that the mineral nutri－ tion values of Coturnix and Francolinus pintadeanus were higher than Old hen， Free range， Gallus domesticus brisson. In addition to calcium and manganese in Coturnix and sodium and manganese in Francolinus pin－ tadeanus， INQ values of other elements in Coturnix and Francolinus pintadeanus were greater than 1. Calcium possessed the most prominent nutrition values in Francolinus pintadeanus with the INQ value of 5.69， which was 10-50 times the values of other four poultries. In addition， compared with the pork， beef and mutton， INQ val－ ue of mineral element in five poultry was higher in the overall level. Especially compared with pork， poultry meat had a better level of mineral nutrition. Therefore， poultry meat was a good meat food choice for residents' dietary with high nutritional value of minerals， especially Coturnix and Francolinus pintadeanus.