Chicken wings vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken wings and rib eye steak different?

Rib eye steak is higher than chicken wings in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B2, protein, and selenium.
Rib eye steak covers your daily need for vitamin B12 77% more than chicken wings.
Chicken wings contain 6 times more sodium than rib eye steak. Chicken wings contain 320mg of sodium, while rib eye steak contains 54mg.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types were used in this article.

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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

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+81.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+88.4%
Contains more IronIron	+73.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+27%
Contains more ZincZinc	+328.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+25.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-83.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+33.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.6%

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+49.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+32.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+88.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+59%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+740%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.908mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	2.1µg	77%
Zinc	1.38mg	5.91mg	41%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	1.027g	27%
Saturated fat	5.83g	9.684g	18%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.477mg	14%
Iron	1.29mg	2.24mg	12%
Sodium	320mg	54mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.287mg	10%
Choline		48.8mg	9%
Protein	19.87g	23.69g	8%
Selenium	25.7µg	29.7µg	7%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Potassium	138mg	260mg	4%
Phosphorus	121mg	152mg	4%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	10.519g	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.7g	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	8µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.071mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	0.536mg	3%
Folate	18µg	6µg	3%
Calories	324kcal	291kcal	2%
Copper	0.063mg	0.08mg	2%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	4.908mg	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.038g	2%
Vitamin D*		7 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	22mg	1%
Calcium	20mg	11mg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Vitamin E		0.1mg	1%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.08mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	123kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	34g	N/A
Fats	21.81g	21.81g	0%
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Cholesterol	79mg	80mg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A