Turkey breast vs. Chicken neck — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between turkey breast and chicken neck

Turkey breast has more vitamin B6, selenium, protein, phosphorus, and vitamin B3; however, chicken neck is higher in fats, iron, and vitamin A.
Chicken neck covers your daily fats needs 30% more than turkey breast.
Chicken neck contains 3 times less vitamin B6 than turkey breast. Turkey breast contains 0.48mg of vitamin B6, while chicken neck contains 0.17mg.
Turkey breast has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, 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.

Turkey breast

Chicken neck

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+100.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+66.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+86.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+38.5%
Contains more IronIron	+58.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+83.3%

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

~equal in Sodium ~64mg

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.

Turkey breast

Chicken neck

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+44.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+182.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+61.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+40%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3150%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+66.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+36.9%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	7.02g	26.24g	30%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	5.68g	27%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.17mg	24%
Saturated fat	1.91g	7.27g	24%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	10.55g	20%
Selenium	22.4µg	12µg	19%
Protein	21.89g	14.07g	16%
Cholesterol	65mg	99mg	11%
Phosphorus	186mg	112mg	11%
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	3.608mg	10%
Iron	1.2mg	1.9mg	9%
Calories	157kcal	297kcal	7%
Vitamin A	2µg	65µg	7%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	0.26µg	7%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.191mg	6%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.85mg	5%
Potassium	275mg	137mg	4%
Magnesium	24mg	13mg	3%
Zinc	1.57mg	1.86mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.3mg	2%
Calcium	13mg	18mg	1%
Copper	0.074mg	0.08mg	1%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.033mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.047mg	1%
Folate	7µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	4.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	211kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	2.2	N/A
Sodium	59mg	64mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.137mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	0.545mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	0.588mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	0.933mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	1.005mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.332mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	0.514mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	0.641mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	0.348mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0.03g	N/A