Chicken neck vs. Turkey breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken neck and turkey breast

Chicken neck has more fats, iron, and vitamin A; however, turkey breast is higher in vitamin B6, selenium, protein, phosphorus, and vitamin B3.
Chicken neck covers your daily fats needs 30% more than turkey breast.
Turkey breast contains 33 times less vitamin A than chicken neck. Chicken neck contains 65µg of vitamin A, while turkey breast contains 2µg.
Turkey breast has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw.

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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

Turkey breast

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more IronIron	+58.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+83.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+86.7%

~equal in Copper ~0.074mg

~equal in Sodium ~59mg

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

Turkey breast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+36.9%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+61.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	26.24g	7.02g	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	1.66g	27%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.48mg	24%
Saturated fat	7.27g	1.91g	24%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	2.66g	20%
Selenium	12µg	22.4µg	19%
Protein	14.07g	21.89g	16%
Cholesterol	99mg	65mg	11%
Phosphorus	112mg	186mg	11%
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	5.2mg	10%
Iron	1.9mg	1.2mg	9%
Calories	297kcal	157kcal	7%
Vitamin A	65µg	2µg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	0.42µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.115mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	0.621mg	5%
Potassium	137mg	275mg	4%
Magnesium	13mg	24mg	3%
Zinc	1.86mg	1.57mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.3mg		2%
Calcium	18mg	13mg	1%
Copper	0.08mg	0.074mg	1%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.018mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.058mg	1%
Folate	5µg	7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	64g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	2.3	N/A
Sodium	64mg	59mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.137mg	0.242mg	0%
Threonine	0.545mg	0.957mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	0.933mg	1.704mg	0%
Lysine	1.005mg	1.996mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.616mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	0.857mg	0%
Valine	0.641mg	1.141mg	0%
Histidine	0.348mg	0.66mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.06g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g	0.01g	N/A