Chicken wings vs. Summer sausage — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken wings and summer sausage different?

Chicken wings are higher in selenium, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6; however, summer sausage is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B1, and phosphorus.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for summer sausage is 62% higher.
Chicken wings contain 3 times more selenium than summer sausage. While chicken wings contain 25.7µg of selenium, summer sausage contains only 7.5µg.
Chicken wings have less saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Sausage, summer, pork, and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese 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

Summer sausage

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-78.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+242.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+305%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49.3%
Contains more IronIron	+75.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+11.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+63%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.1%

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

Summer sausage

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+81.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+130.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+157.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+561.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+134.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+592%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.16mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.76mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	1.73µg	62%
Sodium	320mg	1483mg	51%
Selenium	25.7µg	7.5µg	33%
Fats	21.81g	37.91g	25%
Saturated fat	5.83g	10.47g	21%
Vitamin A	34µg	225µg	21%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	2.9mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	3.02g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.13mg	13%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.249mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	13.68g	12%
Iron	1.29mg	2.26mg	12%
Phosphorus	121mg	178mg	8%
Zinc	1.38mg	2.25mg	8%
Calcium	20mg	81mg	6%
Calories	324kcal	426kcal	5%
Carbs	10.94g	1.82g	3%
Cholesterol	79mg	89mg	3%
Folate	18µg	7µg	3%
Potassium	138mg	206mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Vitamin D		12IU	2%
Magnesium	16mg	13mg	1%
Copper	0.063mg	0.07mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.76mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.16mg	1%
Protein	19.87g	19.43g	1%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.032mg	1%
Net carbs	10.64g	1.62g	N/A
Sugar		0.12g	N/A
Fiber	0.3g	0.2g	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.15mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	0.54mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	0.62mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	1.1mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	1.16mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.36mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.56mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	0.69mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.47mg	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