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

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A recap on the differences between chicken wings and chicken neck

Chicken wings have more selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, chicken neck is higher in iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat.
Chicken wings cover your daily selenium needs 25% more than chicken neck.
Chicken neck contains 5 times less sodium than chicken wings. Chicken wings contain 320mg of sodium, while chicken neck contains 64mg.

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

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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 wings

Chicken neck

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

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

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

~equal in Potassium ~137mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~112mg

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 wings

Chicken neck

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%

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

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.26µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	25.7µg	12µg	25%
Protein	19.87g	14.07g	12%
Sodium	320mg	64mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.17mg	10%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	3.608mg	10%
Iron	1.29mg	1.9mg	8%
Fats	21.81g	26.24g	7%
Cholesterol	79mg	99mg	7%
Saturated fat	5.83g	7.27g	7%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.047mg	5%
Zinc	1.38mg	1.86mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	10.55g	4%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	5.68g	4%
Folate	18µg	5µg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.85mg	3%
Vitamin A	34µg	65µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.191mg	3%
Copper	0.063mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.3mg	2%
Calories	324kcal	297kcal	1%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.033mg	1%
Phosphorus	121mg	112mg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Magnesium	16mg	13mg	1%
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Calcium	20mg	18mg	0%
Potassium	138mg	137mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.26µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.137mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	0.545mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	0.588mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	0.933mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	1.005mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.332mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.514mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	0.641mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.348mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.03g	N/A