Chicken meat vs. Chicken wings — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken meat and chicken wings

Chicken meat has more vitamin B3, protein, phosphorus, vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and zinc; however, chicken wings are richer in fats.
Chicken meat covers your daily vitamin B3 needs 20% more than chicken wings.
Chicken wings have 2 times less phosphorus than chicken meat. Chicken meat has 182mg of phosphorus, while chicken wings have 121mg.
Chicken meat contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Chicken wings

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+40.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-74.4%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+200%

~equal in Iron ~1.29mg

~equal in Copper ~0.063mg

~equal in Selenium ~25.7µg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken meat

Chicken wings

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+41.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+61.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+45.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+68.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+260%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.152mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	5.265mg	20%
Protein	27.3g	19.87g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	5.07g	14%
Fats	13.6g	21.81g	13%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Sodium	82mg	320mg	10%
Phosphorus	182mg	121mg	9%
Saturated fat	3.79g	5.83g	9%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	8.96g	9%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.3mg	8%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	0.71mg	6%
Zinc	1.94mg	1.38mg	5%
Calories	239kcal	324kcal	4%
Carbs	0g	10.94g	4%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.106mg	4%
Cholesterol	88mg	79mg	3%
Potassium	223mg	138mg	3%
Selenium	23.9µg	25.7µg	3%
Folate	5µg	18µg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Vitamin A	48µg	34µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.27mg		2%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.06mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.25µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Calcium	15mg	20mg	1%
Fiber	0g	0.3g	1%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.152mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	163kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	10.64g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Iron	1.26mg	1.29mg	0%
Copper	0.066mg	0.063mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.219mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.795mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.941mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.421mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.499mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.785mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.953mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.547mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.02g	N/A