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

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Summary of differences between chicken neck and chicken meat

Chicken neck has more iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
Chicken meat covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 30% more than chicken neck.
Chicken neck has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than chicken meat. While chicken neck has 10.55g of monounsaturated fat, chicken meat has only 5.34g.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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 neck

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20%
Contains more IronIron	+50.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+21.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-22%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+65%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+62.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+99.2%

~equal in Zinc ~1.94mg

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 neck

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+35.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+13.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+135.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+21.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+135.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+15.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.27mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Folate ~5µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	8.487mg	30%
Protein	14.07g	27.3g	26%
Selenium	12µg	23.9µg	22%
Fats	26.24g	13.6g	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	2.97g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.4mg	18%
Saturated fat	7.27g	3.79g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	5.34g	13%
Choline		65.9mg	12%
Phosphorus	112mg	182mg	10%
Iron	1.9mg	1.26mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	1.03mg	4%
Cholesterol	99mg	88mg	4%
Calories	297kcal	239kcal	3%
Potassium	137mg	223mg	3%
Magnesium	13mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin A	65µg	48µg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.168mg	2%
Copper	0.08mg	0.066mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	0.3µg	2%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.02mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.063mg	1%
Sodium	64mg	82mg	1%
Zinc	1.86mg	1.94mg	1%
Vitamin D		2IU	0%
Calcium	18mg	15mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.27mg	0%
Folate	5µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.137mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.545mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	0.933mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.005mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.641mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.348mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.02g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.06g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.03g	0.02g	N/A