Chicken wings vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken wings and turkey meat?

Turkey meat is richer than chicken wings in vitamin B12, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, zinc, vitamin B2, and selenium.
Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 32% more.
Chicken wings have 3 times more sodium than turkey meat. While chicken wings have 320mg of sodium, turkey meat has only 103mg.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types 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

Turkey meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.9%
Contains more IronIron	+18.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+328.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+47.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+79.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+84.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-67.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16%

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+183.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+135.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+84.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+33.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+105.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+308%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	1.02µg	32%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	9.573mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.616mg	24%
Fats	21.81g	7.39g	22%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	2.119g	20%
Saturated fat	5.83g	2.155g	17%
Protein	19.87g	28.55g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	2.647g	16%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Phosphorus	121mg	223mg	15%
Cholesterol	79mg	109mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.281mg	10%
Zinc	1.38mg	2.48mg	10%
Sodium	320mg	103mg	9%
Selenium	25.7µg	29.8µg	7%
Calories	324kcal	189kcal	7%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.948mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.045mg	5%
Carbs	10.94g	0.06g	4%
Potassium	138mg	239mg	3%
Copper	0.063mg	0.093mg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	30mg	3%
Iron	1.29mg	1.09mg	3%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Folate	18µg	9µg	2%
Vitamin A	34µg	12µg	2%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.014mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Calcium	20mg	14mg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Net carbs	10.64g	0.06g	N/A
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A