Chicken wings vs. Chicken breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken wings and chicken breast

Chicken wings have more fats; however, chicken breast has more vitamin B3, protein, vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B3 for chicken breast is 59% higher.
Chicken breast has 5 times less fats than chicken wings. Chicken wings have 21.81g of fats, while chicken breast has 4.71g.
Chicken breast is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried.

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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

Chicken breast

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+13.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+16.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+27.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+185.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-75.3%

~equal in Selenium ~26.2µg

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

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+385.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+34.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+21.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+180.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+46.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+113.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+48%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	14.782mg	59%
Protein	19.87g	33.44g	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	1.07g	27%
Fats	21.81g	4.71g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.64mg	26%
Saturated fat	5.83g	1.29g	21%
Phosphorus	121mg	246mg	18%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	1.72g	18%
Choline		95.9mg	17%
Sodium	320mg	79mg	10%
Calories	324kcal	187kcal	7%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	1.04mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.37µg	5%
Cholesterol	79mg	91mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	31mg	4%
Potassium	138mg	276mg	4%
Folate	18µg	4µg	4%
Carbs	10.94g	0.51g	3%
Zinc	1.38mg	1.08mg	3%
Vitamin A	34µg	7µg	3%
Vitamin E		0.42mg	3%
Iron	1.29mg	1.14mg	2%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.021mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.079mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.125mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Vitamin D*		5 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Copper	0.063mg	0.054mg	1%
Selenium	25.7µg	26.2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	18g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	56kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	10.64g	0.51g	N/A
Calcium	20mg	16mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.39mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	1.412mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	1.765mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	2.509mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	2.836mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.925mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	1.328mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	1.659mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	1.037mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.02g	N/A