Chicken wings vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken wings and pork hock different?

Chicken wings are higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, pork hock is richer in vitamin B12 and zinc.
Daily need coverage for sodium for pork hock is 32% higher.
Chicken wings contain 18 times more folate than pork hock. While chicken wings contain 18µg of folate, pork hock contains only 1µg.
Pork hock has less saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Pork, pickled pork hocks 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

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+193.6%
Contains more IronIron	+13.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+101.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-69.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+172.7%

Contains more CopperCopper	+30.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.5%

~equal in Calcium ~19mg

~equal in Selenium ~26.3µg

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

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+47.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+123.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+378.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+106.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+368.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1700%

Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12

+104%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Sodium	320mg	1050mg	32%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	1.1mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	1.198g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.064mg	18%
Fats	21.81g	10.54g	17%
Saturated fat	5.83g	3.231g	12%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.51µg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	5.134g	10%
Zinc	1.38mg	2.38mg	9%
Phosphorus	121mg	60mg	9%
Calories	324kcal	171kcal	8%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.344mg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.068mg	6%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Folate	18µg	1µg	4%
Cholesterol	79mg	89mg	3%
Potassium	138mg	47mg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	6mg	2%
Protein	19.87g	19.11g	2%
Copper	0.063mg	0.082mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.08mg	2%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.022mg	2%
Iron	1.29mg	1.14mg	2%
Selenium	25.7µg	26.3µg	1%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Vitamin A	34µg	23µg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Calcium	20mg	19mg	0%
Trans fat		0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.042g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.045g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.986g	N/A