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

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Differences between turkey wing and turkey meat

Turkey wing contains 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 meat contains 2 times less saturated fat than turkey wing. Turkey wing contains 3.28g of saturated fat, while turkey meat contains 2.155g.

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

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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

Turkey meat

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

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

~equal in Calcium ~14mg

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+300%
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%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.045mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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