Chicken wings vs. Beefsteak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken wings and beefsteak

Chicken wings have more fats; however, beefsteak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, protein, phosphorus, vitamin B3, potassium, and selenium.
Beefsteak covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 47% more than chicken wings.
Beefsteak contains 6 times less sodium than chicken wings. Chicken wings contain 320mg of sodium, while beefsteak contains 57mg.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled.

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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

Beefsteak

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+566.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+146.4%
Contains more IronIron	+26.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+15.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+251.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+76%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-82.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12.1%

~equal in Calcium ~22mg

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

Beefsteak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+34.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+125%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+32.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+95%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+452%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.14mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	1.38µg	47%
Zinc	1.38mg	4.85mg	32%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	0.56g	30%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.585mg	22%
Choline		101.8mg	19%
Protein	19.87g	26.72g	14%
Phosphorus	121mg	213mg	13%
Sodium	320mg	57mg	11%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	6.978mg	11%
Fats	21.81g	15.11g	10%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	6.298g	7%
Potassium	138mg	340mg	6%
Selenium	25.7µg	28.8µg	6%
Calories	324kcal	250kcal	4%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Iron	1.29mg	1.63mg	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.527mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.45mg	3%
Folate	18µg	8µg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	23mg	2%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.009mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.078mg	2%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Copper	0.063mg	0.073mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.14mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Saturated fat	5.83g	5.951g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	79mg	79mg	0%
Calcium	20mg	22mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	1.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	2.099mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	2.23mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.687mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	1.042mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	1.309mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.842mg	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