Chicken neck vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken neck and ground chicken?

Chicken neck is higher in fats and iron, yet ground chicken is higher in vitamin B6, protein, vitamin B3, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B12, and vitamin B5.
Ground chicken's daily need coverage for vitamin B6 is 28% more.
Chicken neck has 2 times more fats than ground chicken. While chicken neck has 26.24g of fats, ground chicken has only 10.92g.
The amount of saturated fat in ground chicken is lower.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned types in this article.

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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

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+125%
Contains more IronIron	+104.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+29%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-14.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+106.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+115.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+394.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+108.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.2%

~equal in Zinc ~1.92mg

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

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+30%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+157.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+58.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+97%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+56.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+216.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+96.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.538mg	28%
Fats	26.24g	10.92g	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	2.08g	24%
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	7.107mg	22%
Saturated fat	7.27g	3.11g	19%
Protein	14.07g	23.28g	18%
Phosphorus	112mg	234mg	17%
Potassium	137mg	677mg	16%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	4.879g	14%
Iron	1.9mg	0.93mg	12%
Choline		59mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.787g	11%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	1.327mg	10%
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	0.51µg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.302mg	9%
Vitamin A	65µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.121mg	6%
Calories	297kcal	189kcal	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.081g	5%
Magnesium	13mg	28mg	4%
Selenium	12µg	14.3µg	4%
Cholesterol	99mg	107mg	3%
Copper	0.08mg	0.062mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Calcium	18mg	8mg	1%
Zinc	1.86mg	1.92mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.3mg	0.39mg	1%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.016mg	1%
Folate	5µg	2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	81kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.2	N/A
Sodium	64mg	75mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.137mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	0.545mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	0.933mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	1.005mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	0.641mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.348mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.02g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.06g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.015g	N/A