Chicken wings vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken wings and pork jowl?

Chicken wings are richer in selenium, protein, vitamin B6, iron, and vitamin B5, yet pork jowl is richer in fats, vitamin B12, and vitamin B1.
Pork jowl's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 97% higher.
Chicken wings have 17 times more selenium than pork jowl. Chicken wings have 25.7µg of selenium, while pork jowl has 1.5µg.
Pork jowl contains less sodium.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw types in this comparison.

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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

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+433.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+400%
Contains more IronIron	+207.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+64.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+40.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1100%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1613.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-92.2%

~equal in Potassium ~148mg

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

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1033.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+184%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+233.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1700%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+264.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+55.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+228%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	5.83g	25.26g	88%
Fats	21.81g	69.61g	74%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	32.89g	60%
Selenium	25.7µg	1.5µg	44%
Protein	19.87g	6.38g	27%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.82µg	24%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.386mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	8.11g	20%
Calories	324kcal	655kcal	17%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.09mg	16%
Sodium	320mg	25mg	13%
Iron	1.29mg	0.42mg	11%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.25mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.236mg	6%
Zinc	1.38mg	0.84mg	5%
Phosphorus	121mg	86mg	5%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	4.535mg	5%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Cholesterol	79mg	90mg	4%
Folate	18µg	1µg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	3mg	3%
Copper	0.063mg	0.04mg	3%
Vitamin A	34µg	3µg	3%
Calcium	20mg	4mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.005mg	2%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Potassium	138mg	148mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.072mg	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