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

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Differences between chicken wings and pork shoulder

Chicken wings are higher in vitamin B3, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, pork shoulder is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, and phosphorus.
Pork shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 55% higher.
Chicken wings have 5 times more sodium than pork shoulder. While chicken wings have 320mg of sodium, pork shoulder has only 65mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, 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.

Chicken wings

Pork shoulder

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+33.3%
Contains more IronIron	+22.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+445.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+118.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-79.7%

~equal in Selenium ~25.5µg

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 shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+37.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+260%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+623.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+80.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+16%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+196%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.719mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.767mg	55%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	1.92g	21%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.74µg	20%
Zinc	1.38mg	2.7mg	12%
Sodium	320mg	65mg	11%
Choline		60.6mg	11%
Vitamin D		70IU	9%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	3.833mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.275mg	9%
Vitamin D		1.7µg	9%
Phosphorus	121mg	182mg	9%
Fats	21.81g	17.99g	6%
Potassium	138mg	302mg	5%
Protein	19.87g	17.18g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.348mg	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	2µg	4%
Calories	324kcal	236kcal	4%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Cholesterol	79mg	71mg	3%
Folate	18µg	5µg	3%
Iron	1.29mg	1.05mg	3%
Copper	0.063mg	0.084mg	2%
Saturated fat	5.83g	6.24g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	8.01g	2%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.011mg	2%
Calcium	20mg	15mg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Vitamin E		0.19mg	1%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	18mg	0%
Selenium	25.7µg	25.5µg	0%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.719mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.656mg	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