Chicken wings vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken wings and roast beef

Chicken wings have more selenium; however, roast beef has more vitamin B12, phosphorus, zinc, potassium, vitamin B6, and iron.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for roast beef is 75% higher.
Roast beef has 4 times less saturated fat than chicken wings. Chicken wings have 5.83g of saturated fat, while roast beef has 1.318g.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced.

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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

Roast beef

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-62.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+74.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+368.8%
Contains more IronIron	+58.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+36.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+131.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+100%

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

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+146.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+25.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+260%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+40.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+53.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+716%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.581mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	2.04µg	75%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	0.27g	32%
Fats	21.81g	3.69g	28%
Sodium	320mg	853mg	23%
Saturated fat	5.83g	1.318g	21%
Selenium	25.7µg	14.7µg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	1.521g	19%
Zinc	1.38mg	3.2mg	17%
Phosphorus	121mg	242mg	17%
Potassium	138mg	647mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.46mg	12%
Calories	324kcal	115kcal	10%
Iron	1.29mg	2.05mg	10%
Cholesterol	79mg	51mg	9%
Choline		43.9mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.043mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.213mg	5%
Folate	18µg	5µg	3%
Carbs	10.94g	0.64g	3%
Vitamin A	34µg	3µg	3%
Vitamin E		0.49mg	3%
Copper	0.063mg	0.086mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.566mg	3%
Protein	19.87g	18.62g	3%
Calcium	20mg	5mg	2%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.015mg	2%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	5.581mg	2%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	20mg	1%
Net carbs	10.64g	0.64g	N/A
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Sugar		0.29g	N/A
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg		0%
Threonine	0.795mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg		0%
Leucine	1.421mg		0%
Lysine	1.474mg		0%
Methionine	0.499mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg		0%
Valine	0.953mg		0%
Histidine	0.547mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.14g	N/A