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Chicken wings vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken wings and lamb leg

  • Chicken wings have more vitamin B6 and selenium; however, lamb leg is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Lamb leg's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 94% more.
  • Chicken wings contain 6 times more sodium than lamb leg. Chicken wings contain 320mg of sodium, while lamb leg contains 56mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, 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.
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 16% 2.7% 22% 62% 38% 91% 73% 7.3% 2.6% 113%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +122.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +200%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +80.4%
Contains more IronIron +28.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +79.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +140.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +40.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -82.5%

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% 4.2% 0% 33% 53% 117% 41% 35% 313% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +22.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +51.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +900%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.69mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Folate ~19µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken wings Lamb leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 2.5µg 94%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.07g 1.35g 25%
Zinc 1.38mg 3.32mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 0.15mg 12%
Sodium 320mg 56mg 11%
Selenium 25.7µg 20.7µg 9%
Phosphorus 121mg 170mg 7%
Fats 21.81g 17.07g 7%
Saturated fat 5.83g 7.43g 7%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.23mg 6%
Vitamin B3 5.265mg 6.26mg 6%
Copper 0.063mg 0.113mg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 8.96g 7g 5%
Calories 324kcal 230kcal 5%
Iron 1.29mg 1.66mg 5%
Carbs 10.94g 0g 4%
Vitamin A 34µg 0µg 4%
Protein 19.87g 17.91g 4%
Potassium 138mg 249mg 3%
Cholesterol 79mg 69mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 23mg 2%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.02mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.106mg 0.13mg 2%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Calcium 20mg 9mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.21mg 1%
Net carbs 10.64g 0g N/A
Vitamin B5 0.71mg 0.69mg 0%
Folate 18µg 19µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0.209mg 0%
Threonine 0.795mg 0.767mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.941mg 0.864mg 0%
Leucine 1.421mg 1.393mg 0%
Lysine 1.474mg 1.582mg 0%
Methionine 0.499mg 0.46mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.785mg 0.729mg 0%
Valine 0.953mg 0.967mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.567mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 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
18% 17% 64%
Protein: 17.91 g
Fats: 17.07 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 0.7 g
Contains more FatsFats +27.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +67.1%
Contains more WaterWater +39.2%
~equal in Protein ~17.91g

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
47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 7.43 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.35 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -21.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +28%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +275.6%

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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 leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174311/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.