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Chicken meat vs. Turkey neck — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and turkey neck different?

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3; however, turkey neck is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, and copper.
  • Turkey neck covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 61% more than chicken meat.
  • Chicken meat has 2 times more saturated fat than turkey neck. Chicken meat has 3.79g of saturated fat, while turkey neck has 1.647g.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Turkey from whole, neck, meat only, 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 7.2% 12% 38% 47% 92% 69% 30% 7.3% 156%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +53.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +67.7%
Contains more IronIron +24.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +13.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -64.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more CopperCopper +115.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +74.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +180%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.7%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 4.3% 2.4% 4.5% 13% 49% 92% 48% 84% 220% 0% 3.8% 29%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +269.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +125%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +23.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +22%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +25.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +486.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.364mg
~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Turkey neck DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1.76µg 61%
Protein 27.3g 16.51g 22%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 4.924mg 22%
Zinc 1.94mg 3.39mg 13%
Fats 13.6g 6.04g 12%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 1.478g 10%
Saturated fat 3.79g 1.647g 10%
Selenium 23.9µg 28.6µg 9%
Cholesterol 88mg 115mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 1.824g 9%
Copper 0.066mg 0.142mg 8%
Sodium 82mg 233mg 7%
Calories 239kcal 125kcal 6%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.801mg 5%
Vitamin A 48µg 13µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.211mg 3%
Phosphorus 182mg 160mg 3%
Iron 1.26mg 1.01mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.364mg 3%
Potassium 223mg 133mg 3%
Magnesium 23mg 15mg 2%
Choline 65.9mg 54mg 2%
Manganese 0.02mg 0.056mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 0µg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.3µg 2%
Vitamin D 2IU 13IU 1%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.12mg 1%
Calcium 15mg 24mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.051mg 1%
Folate 5µg 5µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 0.6mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 0.473mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.144mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.363mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.432mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 0.532mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 0.528mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.448mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.005g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.008g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
17% 6% 76%
Protein: 16.51 g
Fats: 6.04 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 75.92 g
Other: 1.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +65.4%
Contains more FatsFats +125.2%
Contains more WaterWater +27.7%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Other ~1.53g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
33% 37% 30%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.647 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.824 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.478 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +192.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +100.9%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -56.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Turkey neck - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171086/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.