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

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Differences between turkey meat and turkey wings

Turkey wings contain less vitamin B3, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin B2, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B5 than turkey meat.
Turkey meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B3 is 32% higher.
Turkey wings contain 3 times less vitamin B12 than turkey meat. Turkey meat contains 1.02µg of vitamin B12, while turkey wings contain 0.39µg.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey wings is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Turkey, all classes, wing, meat, and skin, raw.

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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 meat

Turkey wings

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+42.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+20.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+61%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+35.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+33%

Contains more IronIron	+15.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-46.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+21.4%

~equal in Calcium ~14mg

~equal in Potassium ~240mg

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 meat

Turkey wings

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+155.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+116.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+71.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+161.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+28.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+11.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	4.425mg	32%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.39µg	26%
Protein	28.55g	20.22g	17%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.41mg	16%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Cholesterol	109mg	70mg	13%
Selenium	29.8µg	22.4µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.11mg	13%
Zinc	2.48mg	1.54mg	9%
Fats	7.39g	12.32g	8%
Phosphorus	223mg	165mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	0.554mg	8%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	4.97g	6%
Saturated fat	2.155g	3.28g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	2.86g	5%
Vitamin D	15 IU		2%
Magnesium	30mg	21mg	2%
Iron	1.09mg	1.26mg	2%
Copper	0.093mg	0.077mg	2%
Sodium	103mg	55mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Vitamin A	12µg	3µg	1%
Folate	9µg	7µg	1%
Calories	189kcal	197kcal	0%
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Calcium	14mg	14mg	0%
Potassium	239mg	240mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.017mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.05mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.217mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.866mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.975mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.531mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.773mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.551mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.78mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.031mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.585mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0.01g	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