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

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A recap on differences between chicken neck and chicken wings

Chicken neck has more iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, chicken wings are higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
Chicken wings cover your daily selenium needs 25% more than chicken neck.
Chicken wings have less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat,, and skin, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat,, and skin, cooked, fried, batter.

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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 wings

Contains more IronIron	+47.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+27%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+11.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+81.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+114.2%

~equal in Potassium ~138mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~121mg

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 wings

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+91.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+25.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+19.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+125.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+45.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+260%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.25µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	12µg	25.7µg	25%
Protein	14.07g	19.87g	12%
Sodium	64mg	320mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.3mg	10%
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	5.265mg	10%
Iron	1.9mg	1.29mg	8%
Fats	26.24g	21.81g	7%
Cholesterol	99mg	79mg	7%
Saturated fat	7.27g	5.83g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.106mg	5%
Zinc	1.86mg	1.38mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	8.96g	4%
Carbs	0g	10.94g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	5.07g	4%
Folate	5µg	18µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	0.71mg	3%
Vitamin A	65µg	34µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.152mg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.063mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg		2%
Calories	297kcal	324kcal	1%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.06mg	1%
Phosphorus	112mg	121mg	1%
Fiber	0g	0.3g	1%
Magnesium	13mg	16mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	10.64g	N/A
Calcium	18mg	20mg	0%
Potassium	137mg	138mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	0.25µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.137mg	0.219mg	0%
Threonine	0.545mg	0.795mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg	0.941mg	0%
Leucine	0.933mg	1.421mg	0%
Lysine	1.005mg	1.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.499mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	0.785mg	0%
Valine	0.641mg	0.953mg	0%
Histidine	0.348mg	0.547mg	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