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

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Important differences between turkey breast and chicken wings

Turkey breast has more vitamin B6, phosphorus, and vitamin B12; however, chicken wings are richer in fats and selenium.
Chicken wings' daily need coverage for fats is 23% more.
Turkey breast contains 2 times more potassium than chicken wings. Turkey breast contains 275mg of potassium, while chicken wings contain 138mg.
Turkey breast contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter.

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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 wings

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+17.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+13.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+53.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.6%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+53.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+14.7%

~equal in Iron ~1.29mg

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 wings

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+60%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+68%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+32.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+157.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.265mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	7.02g	21.81g	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.66g	5.07g	23%
Saturated fat	1.91g	5.83g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	2.66g	8.96g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.48mg	0.3mg	14%
Sodium	59mg	320mg	11%
Phosphorus	186mg	121mg	9%
Calories	157kcal	324kcal	8%
Vitamin B12	0.42µg	0.25µg	7%
Selenium	22.4µg	25.7µg	6%
Cholesterol	65mg	79mg	5%
Protein	21.89g	19.87g	4%
Carbs	0g	10.94g	4%
Potassium	275mg	138mg	4%
Vitamin A	2µg	34µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.058mg	0.106mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.115mg	0.152mg	3%
Folate	7µg	18µg	3%
Magnesium	24mg	16mg	2%
Zinc	1.57mg	1.38mg	2%
Manganese	0.018mg	0.06mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.621mg	0.71mg	2%
Calcium	13mg	20mg	1%
Iron	1.2mg	1.29mg	1%
Fiber	0g	0.3g	1%
Copper	0.074mg	0.063mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	6.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	72kcal	163kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	64g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.3	2.4	N/A
Net carbs	0g	10.64g	N/A
Vitamin B3	5.2mg	5.265mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.242mg	0.219mg	0%
Threonine	0.957mg	0.795mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.099mg	0.941mg	0%
Leucine	1.704mg	1.421mg	0%
Lysine	1.996mg	1.474mg	0%
Methionine	0.616mg	0.499mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.857mg	0.785mg	0%
Valine	1.141mg	0.953mg	0%
Histidine	0.66mg	0.547mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0.02g	N/A