Chicken wings vs. Knackwurst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken wings and knackwurst different?

Chicken wings are higher in selenium, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, iron, and vitamin B5; however, knackwurst is richer in vitamin B12 and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for knackwurst is 39% higher.
Chicken wings contain 2 times more vitamin B5 than knackwurst. While chicken wings contain 0.71mg of vitamin B5, knackwurst contains only 0.32mg.
Knackwurst has less cholesterol.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Knackwurst, knockwurst, pork, beef are the varieties used 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.

Chicken wings

Knackwurst

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+45.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.8%
Contains more IronIron	+95.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-65.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+90.4%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+20.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.06mg

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

Knackwurst

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+121.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+222.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+372%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.14mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	1.18µg	39%
Sodium	320mg	930mg	27%
Selenium	25.7µg	13.5µg	22%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.342mg	20%
Saturated fat	5.83g	10.21g	20%
Protein	19.87g	11.1g	18%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	2.734mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	2.92g	14%
Choline		55mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.17mg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	12.81g	10%
Fats	21.81g	27.7g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.32mg	8%
Iron	1.29mg	0.66mg	8%
Vitamin D		44IU	6%
Cholesterol	79mg	60mg	6%
Vitamin D		1.1µg	6%
Folate	18µg	2µg	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.57mg	4%
Zinc	1.38mg	1.66mg	3%
Phosphorus	121mg	98mg	3%
Carbs	10.94g	3.2g	3%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.021mg	2%
Potassium	138mg	199mg	2%
Calories	324kcal	307kcal	1%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.14mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Calcium	20mg	11mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	11mg	1%
Net carbs	10.64g	3.2g	N/A
Copper	0.063mg	0.06mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.138mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	0.432mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	0.639mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	0.874mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	1.01mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.276mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.501mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	0.639mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.314mg	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