Barbecue chicken vs. Turkey leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between barbecue chicken and turkey leg

Barbecue chicken has more vitamin B3; however, turkey leg has more vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B6, iron, selenium, and copper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B5 for turkey leg is 19% higher.
Turkey leg has 5 times less sodium than barbecue chicken. Barbecue chicken has 335mg of sodium, while turkey leg has 74mg.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin and Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Barbecue chicken

Turkey leg

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus

+23.2%

Contains more IronIron	+81.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+84.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+73.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-77.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+340%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20%

~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~equal in Potassium ~273mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Barbecue chicken

Turkey leg

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+94.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20.5%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+40%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+617.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+78%
Contains more FolateFolate	+25%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.211mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B5	0.152mg	1.09mg	19%
Cholesterol	127mg	71mg	19%
Vitamin B3	5.732mg	2.947mg	17%
Fats	15.08g	6.72g	13%
Zinc	1.78mg	3.09mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	6.446g	2.06g	11%
Choline	62.9mg		11%
Vitamin B6	0.191mg	0.34mg	11%
Sodium	335mg	74mg	11%
Iron	0.95mg	1.72mg	10%
Selenium	22µg	26.4µg	8%
Saturated fat	3.927g	2.06g	8%
Copper	0.077mg	0.142mg	7%
Protein	22.51g	19.54g	6%
Phosphorus	218mg	177mg	6%
Calories	226kcal	144kcal	4%
Vitamin E	0.46mg		3%
Vitamin B12	0.47µg	0.39µg	3%
Vitamin A	20µg	1µg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.055mg	0.077mg	2%
Manganese	0.005mg	0.022mg	1%
Folate	8µg	10µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.038g	1.83g	1%
Potassium	255mg	273mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.227mg	0.211mg	1%
Carbs	0.12g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.12g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	21mg	21mg	0%
Calcium	16mg	17mg	0%
Sugar	0.12g		N/A
Trans fat	0.078g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.219mg	0%
Threonine	0.657mg	0.861mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.853mg	0.998mg	0%
Leucine	1.549mg	1.537mg	0%
Lysine	1.75mg	1.809mg	0%
Methionine	0.565mg	0.557mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.69mg	0.769mg	0%
Valine	0.935mg	1.028mg	0%
Histidine	0.592mg	0.598mg	0%
Fructose	0.04g		0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.011g		N/A