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Chicken wings vs. Brisket — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken wings and brisket?

  • Chicken wings are higher in vitamin B3 and monounsaturated fat, yet brisket is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, iron, and phosphorus.
  • Brisket's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 78% more.
  • Chicken wings have 7 times more sodium than brisket. While chicken wings have 320mg of sodium, brisket has only 48mg.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised types 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 11% 6% 12% 48% 21% 38% 52% 42% 7.8% 140%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 4.8% 20% 91% 33% 182% 75% 6.3% 1.3% 148%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +500%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +68.1%
Contains more IronIron +88.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +58.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +384.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +44.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85%
~equal in Selenium ~27.1µg

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% 11% 0% 0% 27% 35% 99% 43% 69% 31% 0% 14% 0%
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% 0% 10% 0% 15% 39% 77% 34% 65% 265% 4.5% 6.8% 60%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +28.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +25%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +748%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.282mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken wings Brisket DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 2.12µg 78%
Zinc 1.38mg 6.69mg 48%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.07g 0.681g 29%
Choline 109.8mg 20%
Protein 19.87g 28.82g 18%
Iron 1.29mg 2.43mg 14%
Sodium 320mg 48mg 12%
Cholesterol 79mg 106mg 9%
Phosphorus 121mg 175mg 8%
Vitamin B3 5.265mg 4.087mg 7%
Saturated fat 5.83g 7.305g 7%
Fats 21.81g 18.42g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.106mg 0.059mg 4%
Vitamin A 34µg 0µg 4%
Copper 0.063mg 0.1mg 4%
Carbs 10.94g 0g 4%
Potassium 138mg 232mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Selenium 25.7µg 27.1µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 8.96g 7.934g 3%
Vitamin B5 0.71mg 0.568mg 3%
Folate 18µg 9µg 2%
Vitamin K 1.8µg 2%
Calories 324kcal 289kcal 2%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.01mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 0.282mg 1%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.171mg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Magnesium 16mg 19mg 1%
Net carbs 10.64g 0g N/A
Calcium 20mg 16mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0.181mg 0%
Threonine 0.795mg 1.101mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.941mg 1.253mg 0%
Leucine 1.421mg 2.192mg 0%
Lysine 1.474mg 2.328mg 0%
Methionine 0.499mg 0.717mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.785mg 1.088mg 0%
Valine 0.953mg 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.879mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 22% 11% 46%
Protein: 19.87 g
Fats: 21.81 g
Carbs: 10.94 g
Water: 46.21 g
Other: 1.17 g
29% 18% 52%
Protein: 28.82 g
Fats: 18.42 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 52.48 g
Other: 0.28 g
Contains more FatsFats +18.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +317.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45%
Contains more WaterWater +13.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 45% 26%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.96 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.07 g
46% 50% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.305 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.934 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.681 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -20.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +644.5%

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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 wings - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173628/nutrients
  2. Brisket - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169488/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.