Chicken wings vs. Elk meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken wings and elk meat

Chicken wings have more fats and selenium, while elk meat has more vitamin B12, iron, copper, protein, zinc, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
Elk meat covers your daily need for vitamin B12 113% more than chicken wings.
Chicken wings contain 6 times more fats than elk meat. While chicken wings contain 21.81g of fats, elk meat contains only 3.41g.
The amount of saturated fat in elk meat is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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

Elk meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+300%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+215.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+144.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+81.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+184.1%
Contains more IronIron	+215.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+454%
Contains more ZincZinc	+198.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+135.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.4%

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

Elk meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+35.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+143.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+70.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+61.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1084%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	2.96µg	113%
Iron	1.29mg	4.07mg	35%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	0.161g	33%
Copper	0.063mg	0.349mg	32%
Fats	21.81g	3.41g	28%
Selenium	25.7µg	10.5µg	28%
Zinc	1.38mg	4.12mg	25%
Phosphorus	121mg	285mg	23%
Protein	19.87g	30.76g	22%
Saturated fat	5.83g	1.342g	20%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	0.97g	20%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.37mg	17%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.485mg	14%
Sodium	320mg	50mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	1.212mg	10%
Calories	324kcal	162kcal	8%
Potassium	138mg	392mg	7%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	6.143mg	5%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.55mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	29mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.144mg	3%
Cholesterol	79mg	72mg	2%
Calcium	20mg	5mg	2%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.019mg	2%
Folate	18µg	9µg	2%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	53kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	62g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	0.84	N/A
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.275mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	1.236mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	1.291mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	2.513mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.755mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	1.126mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	1.428mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.948mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g		N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A