Turkey breast vs. Turkey wing — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between turkey breast and turkey wing?

Turkey breast is richer in vitamin B6, yet turkey wing is richer in monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat.
Turkey breast contains less saturated fat.

We used Turkey, all classes, breast, meat,, and skin, raw and Turkey, all classes, wing, meat,, and skin, raw types in this comparison.

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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.

Turkey breast

Turkey wing

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.7%

~equal in Calcium ~14mg

~equal in Iron ~1.26mg

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.54mg

~equal in Sodium ~55mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.017mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.4µg

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.

Turkey breast

Turkey wing

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.1%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.11mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.39µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	7.02g	12.32g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	2.86g	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	4.97g	6%
Saturated fat	1.91g	3.28g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.41mg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	4.425mg	5%
Protein	21.89g	20.22g	3%
Phosphorus	186mg	165mg	3%
Calories	157kcal	197kcal	2%
Cholesterol	65mg	70mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.05mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	0.39µg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.554mg	1%
Magnesium	24mg	21mg	1%
Potassium	275mg	240mg	1%
Iron	1.2mg	1.26mg	1%
Calcium	13mg	14mg	0%
Copper	0.074mg	0.077mg	0%
Zinc	1.57mg	1.54mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	55mg	0%
Vitamin A	2µg	3µg	0%
Selenium	22.4µg	22.4µg	0%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.017mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.11mg	0%
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.217mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	0.866mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	0.975mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	1.531mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	1.773mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.551mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	0.78mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	1.031mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	0.585mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0.01g	N/A