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, fats, vitamin A, iron, and vitamin B1.
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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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 DVitamin D	+∞%
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

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%
Vitamin A	34µg	225µg	21%
Saturated fat	5.83g	10.47g	21%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	2.9mg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	3.02g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.13mg	13%
Iron	1.29mg	2.26mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.249mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	13.68g	12%
Zinc	1.38mg	2.25mg	8%
Phosphorus	121mg	178mg	8%
Calcium	20mg	81mg	6%
Calories	324kcal	426kcal	5%
Carbs	10.94g	1.82g	3%
Cholesterol	79mg	89mg	3%
Folate	18µg	7µg	3%
Vitamin D*		12 IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.3µg	2%
Potassium	138mg	206mg	2%
Protein	19.87g	19.43g	1%
Magnesium	16mg	13mg	1%
Copper	0.063mg	0.07mg	1%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.032mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.16mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.76mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	4.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	219kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	23g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.6	N/A
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