Chicken wings vs. Turkey leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken wings and turkey leg

Chicken wings have more fats and vitamin B3; however, turkey leg has more zinc, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and iron.
Daily need coverage for fats for chicken wings is 23% higher.
Turkey leg has 4 times less sodium than chicken wings. Chicken wings have 320mg of sodium, while turkey leg has 74mg.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter and Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw.

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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

Turkey leg

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+17.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+172.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+31.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+97.8%
Contains more IronIron	+33.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+125.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+123.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-76.9%

~equal in Selenium ~26.4µg

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

Turkey leg

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+80%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+38.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+53.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+13.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+56%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	21.81g	6.72g	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	1.83g	22%
Saturated fat	5.83g	2.06g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	2.06g	17%
Zinc	1.38mg	3.09mg	16%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	2.947mg	14%
Sodium	320mg	74mg	11%
Calories	324kcal	144kcal	9%
Copper	0.063mg	0.142mg	9%
Phosphorus	121mg	177mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	1.09mg	8%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.39µg	6%
Iron	1.29mg	1.72mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.211mg	5%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Potassium	138mg	273mg	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	1µg	4%
Cholesterol	79mg	71mg	3%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.34mg	3%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.022mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.077mg	2%
Folate	18µg	10µg	2%
Protein	19.87g	19.54g	1%
Magnesium	16mg	21mg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Selenium	25.7µg	26.4µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.1g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	163kcal	74kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.9	N/A
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Calcium	20mg	17mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.219mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	0.861mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	0.998mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	1.537mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	1.809mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.557mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.769mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	1.028mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.598mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.02g	N/A