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

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What are the differences between chicken neck and turkey leg?

Chicken neck is higher in fats and vitamin A, yet turkey leg is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, protein, zinc, phosphorus, and copper.
Chicken neck's daily need coverage for fats is 30% more.
Chicken neck has 65 times more vitamin A than turkey leg. While chicken neck has 65µg of vitamin A, turkey leg has only 1µg.
The amount of saturated fat in turkey leg is lower.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw and Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw 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

Turkey leg

Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+61.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+120%

~equal in Calcium ~17mg

~equal in Iron ~1.72mg

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 leg

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+63.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+10.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

~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	6.72g	30%
Selenium	12µg	26.4µg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.68g	1.83g	26%
Saturated fat	7.27g	2.06g	24%
Monounsaturated fat	10.55g	2.06g	21%
Vitamin B6	0.17mg	0.34mg	13%
Protein	14.07g	19.54g	11%
Zinc	1.86mg	3.09mg	11%
Cholesterol	99mg	71mg	9%
Phosphorus	112mg	177mg	9%
Calories	297kcal	144kcal	8%
Copper	0.08mg	0.142mg	7%
Vitamin A	65µg	1µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.85mg	1.09mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.26µg	0.39µg	5%
Potassium	137mg	273mg	4%
Vitamin B3	3.608mg	2.947mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.047mg	0.077mg	3%
Magnesium	13mg	21mg	2%
Iron	1.9mg	1.72mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.3mg		2%
Vitamin B2	0.191mg	0.211mg	2%
Folate	5µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.7g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	211kcal	74kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.9	N/A
Calcium	18mg	17mg	0%
Sodium	64mg	74mg	0%
Manganese	0.033mg	0.022mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.137mg	0.219mg	0%
Threonine	0.545mg	0.861mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.588mg	0.998mg	0%
Leucine	0.933mg	1.537mg	0%
Lysine	1.005mg	1.809mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.557mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.514mg	0.769mg	0%
Valine	0.641mg	1.028mg	0%
Histidine	0.348mg	0.598mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.06g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g	0.02g	N/A