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

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How are chicken wings and pork leg different?

  • Chicken wings are higher in iron; however, pork leg is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, phosphorus, vitamin B6, selenium, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for pork leg is 52% higher.
  • Chicken wings contain 7 times more sodium than pork leg. While chicken wings contain 320mg of sodium, pork leg contains only 47mg.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw 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.
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 14% 1.5% 28% 32% 22% 53% 85% 6.1% 3% 160%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more IronIron +51.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +160.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +39.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +64.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +14.4%
~equal in Copper ~0.065mg

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 2.3% 0% 0% 7.5% 184% 46% 86% 41% 93% 79% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +15.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +157.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +594.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +31.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +33.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +152%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.685mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken wings Pork leg DV% diff.
Vitamin B1 0.106mg 0.736mg 53%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.07g 2.01g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.25µg 0.63µg 16%
Sodium 320mg 47mg 12%
Phosphorus 121mg 199mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.3mg 0.401mg 8%
Selenium 25.7µg 29.4µg 7%
Iron 1.29mg 0.85mg 6%
Fats 21.81g 18.87g 5%
Protein 19.87g 17.43g 5%
Potassium 138mg 315mg 5%
Zinc 1.38mg 1.93mg 5%
Vitamin B3 5.265mg 4.574mg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.152mg 0.2mg 4%
Vitamin A 34µg 0µg 4%
Calories 324kcal 245kcal 4%
Carbs 10.94g 0g 4%
Vitamin D 20IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.5µg 3%
Folate 18µg 7µg 3%
Saturated fat 5.83g 6.54g 3%
Manganese 0.06mg 0.023mg 2%
Calcium 20mg 5mg 2%
Cholesterol 79mg 73mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 8.96g 8.38g 1%
Fiber 0.3g 0g 1%
Magnesium 16mg 20mg 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 10.64g 0g N/A
Copper 0.063mg 0.065mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.71mg 0.685mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0.208mg 0%
Threonine 0.795mg 0.776mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.941mg 0.787mg 0%
Leucine 1.421mg 1.376mg 0%
Lysine 1.474mg 1.55mg 0%
Methionine 0.499mg 0.444mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.785mg 0.689mg 0%
Valine 0.953mg 0.931mg 0%
Histidine 0.547mg 0.659mg 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
17% 19% 62%
Protein: 17.43 g
Fats: 18.87 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.47 g
Other: 1.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +14%
Contains more FatsFats +15.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +35.2%
~equal in Other ~1.23g

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
39% 49% 12%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.54 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.38 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -10.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +152.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~8.38g

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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. Pork leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168222/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.