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

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How are chicken wings and beef shank different?

Chicken wings are higher in fats; however, beef shank is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, protein, iron, phosphorus, copper, and potassium.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for beef shank is 148% higher.
Chicken wings contain 5 times more sodium than beef shank. While chicken wings contain 320mg of sodium, beef shank contains only 64mg.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered are the varieties used 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 wings

Beef shank

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+200%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+223.9%
Contains more IronIron	+199.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+173%
Contains more ZincZinc	+660.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+117.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-80%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+16.7%

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 wings

Beef shank

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+73.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+32.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+23.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1416%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	3.79µg	148%
Zinc	1.38mg	10.49mg	83%
Iron	1.29mg	3.86mg	32%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	0.21g	32%
Protein	19.87g	33.68g	28%
Fats	21.81g	6.36g	24%
Phosphorus	121mg	263mg	20%
Saturated fat	5.83g	2.29g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	2.86g	15%
Copper	0.063mg	0.172mg	12%
Sodium	320mg	64mg	11%
Potassium	138mg	447mg	9%
Selenium	25.7µg	30µg	8%
Calories	324kcal	201kcal	6%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.41mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.37mg	5%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.21mg	4%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	5.89mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.14mg	3%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.02mg	2%
Folate	18µg	10µg	2%
Calcium	20mg	32mg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	60kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	50g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	79mg	78mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.377mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	1.471mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	1.514mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	2.662mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	2.802mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.862mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	1.315mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	1.638mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	1.153mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0g	N/A