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.
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.
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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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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
Protein:
27.3 g
Fats:
13.6 g
Carbs:
0 g
Water:
59.45 g
Other:
0 g
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% |
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Carbs
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Other
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.97 g
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% |