Chicken neck vs. Beef shank — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken neck and beef shank

Chicken neck has more fats; however, beef shank has more vitamin B12, zinc, protein, selenium, iron, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
Beef shank's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 147% more.
Chicken neck has 4 times more fats than beef shank. Chicken neck has 26.24g of fats, while beef shank has 6.36g.
Beef shank is lower in saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered.

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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.

Chicken neck

Beef shank

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+65%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+130.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+77.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+226.3%
Contains more IronIron	+103.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+115%
Contains more ZincZinc	+464%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+134.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+150%

~equal in Sodium ~64mg

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.

Chicken neck

Beef shank

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+107.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+197.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+117.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1357.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.21mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	3.79µg	147%
Zinc	1.86mg	10.49mg	78%
Protein	14.07g	33.68g	39%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	0.21g	36%
Selenium	12µg	30µg	33%
Fats	26.24g	6.36g	31%
Iron	1.9mg	3.86mg	25%
Saturated fat	7.27g	2.29g	23%
Phosphorus	112mg	263mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	2.86g	19%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.37mg	15%
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	5.89mg	14%
Copper	0.08mg	0.172mg	10%
Potassium	137mg	447mg	9%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	0.41mg	9%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.14mg	8%
Cholesterol	99mg	78mg	7%
Vitamin A	65µg	0µg	7%
Calories	297kcal	201kcal	5%
Magnesium	13mg	30mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.3mg		2%
Calcium	18mg	32mg	1%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.02mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.21mg	1%
Folate	5µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	60kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	50g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.3	N/A
Sodium	64mg	64mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.137mg	0.377mg	0%
Threonine	0.545mg	1.471mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg	1.514mg	0%
Leucine	0.933mg	2.662mg	0%
Lysine	1.005mg	2.802mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.862mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	1.315mg	0%
Valine	0.641mg	1.638mg	0%
Histidine	0.348mg	1.153mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.06g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g	0g	N/A