Chicken gizzard vs. Chicken neck — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken gizzard and chicken neck different?

Chicken gizzard is richer in selenium, vitamin B12, zinc, iron, phosphorus, and copper, while chicken neck is higher in vitamin B5 and vitamin B6.
Chicken gizzard covers your daily need for cholesterol, 90% more than chicken neck.
Chicken gizzard contains 4 times more vitamin B12 than chicken neck. Chicken gizzard contains 1.04µg of vitamin B12, while chicken neck contains 0.26µg.
Chicken neck is lower in cholesterol.

Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered and Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw types were used in this article.

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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.

Chicken gizzard

Chicken neck

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+30.7%
Contains more IronIron	+67.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+101.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+137.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+68.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+124.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+242.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium

+333.3%

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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.

Chicken gizzard

Chicken neck

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+300%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+50%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+139.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.191mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	370mg	99mg	90%
Selenium	41.1µg	12µg	53%
Fats	2.68g	26.24g	36%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.353g	5.68g	36%
Vitamin B12	1.04µg	0.26µg	33%
Protein	30.39g	14.07g	33%
Saturated fat	0.67g	7.27g	30%
Monounsaturated fat	0.528g	10.55g	25%
Zinc	4.42mg	1.86mg	23%
Choline	104.4mg		19%
Iron	3.19mg	1.9mg	16%
Phosphorus	189mg	112mg	11%
Copper	0.161mg	0.08mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.071mg	0.17mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.468mg	0.85mg	8%
Calories	154kcal	297kcal	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	65µg	7%
Vitamin B3	3.12mg	3.608mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.026mg	0.047mg	2%
Manganese	0.074mg	0.033mg	2%
Magnesium	3mg	13mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.21mg	0.191mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.2mg	0.3mg	1%
Potassium	179mg	137mg	1%
Calcium	17mg	18mg	0%
Sodium	56mg	64mg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Trans fat	0.13g		N/A
Tryptophan		0.137mg	0%
Threonine		0.545mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.588mg	0%
Leucine		0.933mg	0%
Lysine		1.005mg	0%
Methionine		0.332mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.514mg	0%
Valine		0.641mg	0%
Histidine		0.348mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.004g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.019g		N/A