Turkey wing vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between turkey wing and barbecue chicken?

Turkey wing is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B5, and polyunsaturated fat, yet barbecue chicken is richer in vitamin B2, vitamin B3, phosphorus, and monounsaturated fat.
Barbecue chicken's daily need coverage for cholesterol is 19% higher.
Turkey wing has 4 times more vitamin B5 than barbecue chicken. Turkey wing has 0.554mg of vitamin B5, while barbecue chicken has 0.152mg.
Turkey wing contains less cholesterol.

We used Turkey, all classes, wing, meat, and skin, raw and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin 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 wing

Barbecue chicken

Contains more IronIron	+32.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+240%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+14.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+15.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.1%

~equal in Magnesium ~21mg

~equal in Potassium ~255mg

~equal in Copper ~0.077mg

~equal in Selenium ~22µg

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 wing

Barbecue chicken

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+264.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+114.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+106.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.055mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Cholesterol	70mg	127mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.41mg	0.191mg	17%
Sodium	55mg	335mg	12%
Choline		62.9mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.11mg	0.227mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.554mg	0.152mg	8%
Phosphorus	165mg	218mg	8%
Vitamin B3	4.425mg	5.732mg	8%
Protein	20.22g	22.51g	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.86g	2.038g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.97g	6.446g	4%
Fats	12.32g	15.08g	4%
Iron	1.26mg	0.95mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0.47µg	3%
Saturated fat	3.28g	3.927g	3%
Vitamin E		0.46mg	3%
Zinc	1.54mg	1.78mg	2%
Vitamin A	3µg	20µg	2%
Calories	197kcal	226kcal	1%
Selenium	22.4µg	22µg	1%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.005mg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.12g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.12g	N/A
Magnesium	21mg	21mg	0%
Calcium	14mg	16mg	0%
Potassium	240mg	255mg	0%
Sugar		0.12g	N/A
Copper	0.077mg	0.077mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.055mg	0%
Folate	7µg	8µg	0%
Trans fat		0.078g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.217mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.866mg	0.657mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.975mg	0.853mg	0%
Leucine	1.531mg	1.549mg	0%
Lysine	1.773mg	1.75mg	0%
Methionine	0.551mg	0.565mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.78mg	0.69mg	0%
Valine	1.031mg	0.935mg	0%
Histidine	0.585mg	0.592mg	0%
Fructose		0.04g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.011g	N/A