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

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What are the main differences between turkey wings and chicken wings?

Turkey wings are richer in vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B12, yet chicken wings are richer in fats, selenium, and vitamin B3.
Chicken wings' daily need coverage for fats is 15% higher.
Turkey wings have 2 times more potassium than chicken wings. Turkey wings have 240mg of potassium, while chicken wings have 138mg.
Turkey wings contain less saturated fat.

We used Turkey, all classes, wing, meat, and skin, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter types in this comparison.

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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.

Turkey wings

Chicken wings

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+22.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+11.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+36.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+42.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+252.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.7%

~equal in Iron ~1.29mg

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.

Turkey wings

Chicken wings

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+36.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+112%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+157.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	12.32g	21.81g	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.86g	5.07g	15%
Sodium	55mg	320mg	12%
Saturated fat	3.28g	5.83g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	4.97g	8.96g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.41mg	0.3mg	8%
Calories	197kcal	324kcal	6%
Phosphorus	165mg	121mg	6%
Selenium	22.4µg	25.7µg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0.25µg	6%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.106mg	5%
Vitamin B3	4.425mg	5.265mg	5%
Carbs	0g	10.94g	4%
Cholesterol	70mg	79mg	3%
Potassium	240mg	138mg	3%
Vitamin A	3µg	34µg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.11mg	0.152mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.554mg	0.71mg	3%
Folate	7µg	18µg	3%
Copper	0.077mg	0.063mg	2%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.06mg	2%
Protein	20.22g	19.87g	1%
Magnesium	21mg	16mg	1%
Calcium	14mg	20mg	1%
Fiber	0g	0.3g	1%
Zinc	1.54mg	1.38mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	97kcal	163kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	51g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	10.64g	N/A
Iron	1.26mg	1.29mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.217mg	0.219mg	0%
Threonine	0.866mg	0.795mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.975mg	0.941mg	0%
Leucine	1.531mg	1.421mg	0%
Lysine	1.773mg	1.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.551mg	0.499mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.78mg	0.785mg	0%
Valine	1.031mg	0.953mg	0%
Histidine	0.585mg	0.547mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0.02g	N/A