Chicken wings vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken wings and ground chicken

Chicken wings have more selenium and fats; however, ground chicken has more vitamin B6, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, and vitamin B12.
Daily need coverage for selenium for chicken wings is 21% higher.
Ground chicken has 2 times less fats than chicken wings. Chicken wings have 21.81g of fats, while ground chicken has 10.92g.
Ground chicken 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, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned.

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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

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+150%
Contains more IronIron	+38.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+79.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+390.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+93.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-76.6%

~equal in Copper ~0.062mg

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

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+800%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+14.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+98.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+35%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+86.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+79.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+104%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Selenium	25.7µg	14.3µg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	2.08g	20%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.538mg	18%
Fats	21.81g	10.92g	17%
Potassium	138mg	677mg	16%
Phosphorus	121mg	234mg	16%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.302mg	12%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	7.107mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	1.327mg	12%
Saturated fat	5.83g	3.11g	12%
Sodium	320mg	75mg	11%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.51µg	11%
Choline		59mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.787g	11%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	4.879g	10%
Cholesterol	79mg	107mg	9%
Calories	324kcal	189kcal	7%
Protein	19.87g	23.28g	7%
Iron	1.29mg	0.93mg	5%
Zinc	1.38mg	1.92mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.081g	5%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	0µg	4%
Folate	18µg	2µg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	28mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.39mg	3%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.016mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Calcium	20mg	8mg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.121mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	81kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Copper	0.063mg	0.062mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.015g	N/A