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

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A recap on the differences between chicken wings and chicken gizzard

  • Chicken wings have more vitamin B6 and vitamin B3; however, chicken gizzard is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, zinc, iron, and copper.
  • Chicken gizzard covers your daily cholesterol needs 97% more than chicken wings.
  • Chicken gizzard contains 9 times less saturated fat than chicken wings. Chicken wings contain 5.83g of saturated fat, while chicken gizzard contains 0.67g.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered.

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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 2.1% 5.1% 16% 120% 54% 121% 81% 7.3% 9.7% 224%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +29.7%
Contains more IronIron +147.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +155.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +220.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +56.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +23.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +59.9%

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% 4% 0% 6.5% 48% 59% 28% 16% 130% 0% 3.8% 57%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +307.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +68.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +51.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +322.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +260%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +316%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken wings Chicken gizzard DV% diff.
Cholesterol 79mg 370mg 97%
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 1.04µg 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.07g 0.353g 31%
Fats 21.81g 2.68g 29%
Selenium 25.7µg 41.1µg 28%
Zinc 1.38mg 4.42mg 28%
Iron 1.29mg 3.19mg 24%
Saturated fat 5.83g 0.67g 23%
Monounsaturated fat 8.96g 0.528g 21%
Protein 19.87g 30.39g 21%
Choline 104.4mg 19%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 0.071mg 18%
Vitamin B3 5.265mg 3.12mg 13%
Copper 0.063mg 0.161mg 11%
Sodium 320mg 56mg 11%
Phosphorus 121mg 189mg 10%
Calories 324kcal 154kcal 9%
Vitamin B1 0.106mg 0.026mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.71mg 0.468mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.21mg 4%
Vitamin A 34µg 0µg 4%
Carbs 10.94g 0g 4%
Folate 18µg 5µg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 3mg 3%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.074mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.2mg 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Potassium 138mg 179mg 1%
Net carbs 10.64g 0g N/A
Calcium 20mg 17mg 0%
Trans fat 0.13g N/A
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0%
Threonine 0.795mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.941mg 0%
Leucine 1.421mg 0%
Lysine 1.474mg 0%
Methionine 0.499mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.785mg 0%
Valine 0.953mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.004g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.003g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g 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
30% 3% 68%
Protein: 30.39 g
Fats: 2.68 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.93 g
Other: 0 g
Contains more FatsFats +713.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +-217%
Contains more ProteinProtein +52.9%
Contains more WaterWater +47%

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
43% 34% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.528 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.353 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1597%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1336.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.5%

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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. Chicken gizzard - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171457/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.