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Chicken wings vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken wings and lamb

  • Chicken wings have more vitamin B6, while lamb has more vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, iron, and copper.
  • Lamb covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 96% more than chicken wings.
  • Chicken wings contain 4 times more sodium than lamb. While chicken wings contain 320mg of sodium, lamb contains only 72mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +17.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +172.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +124.6%
Contains more IronIron +45.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +88.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +223.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +55.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.5%
~equal in Selenium ~26.4µg

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%
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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% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +64.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +26.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +920%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.1mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.66mg
~equal in Folate ~18µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken wings Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 2.55µg 96%
Zinc 1.38mg 4.46mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.07g 1.51g 24%
Choline 93.7mg 17%
Saturated fat 5.83g 8.83g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 0.13mg 13%
Sodium 320mg 72mg 11%
Phosphorus 121mg 188mg 10%
Vitamin B3 5.265mg 6.66mg 9%
Protein 19.87g 24.52g 9%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.25mg 8%
Iron 1.29mg 1.88mg 7%
Copper 0.063mg 0.119mg 6%
Cholesterol 79mg 97mg 6%
Potassium 138mg 310mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 4%
Carbs 10.94g 0g 4%
Vitamin A 34µg 0µg 4%
Calories 324kcal 294kcal 2%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.022mg 2%
Magnesium 16mg 23mg 2%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Selenium 25.7µg 26.4µg 1%
Fats 21.81g 20.94g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.71mg 0.66mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Net carbs 10.64g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0%
Calcium 20mg 17mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.106mg 0.1mg 0%
Folate 18µg 18µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 8.96g 8.82g 0%
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.795mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.941mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.421mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 1.474mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.499mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.785mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 0.953mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.777mg 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
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +42.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.4%
Contains more WaterWater +16.3%
~equal in Fats ~20.94g

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
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +235.8%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.82g

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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. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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