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

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What are the differences between turkey leg and chicken neck?

Turkey leg is higher in selenium, vitamin B6, protein, zinc, phosphorus, and copper, yet chicken neck is higher in fats and vitamin A.
Chicken neck's daily need coverage for fats is 30% more.
Turkey leg has 2 times more selenium than chicken neck. While turkey leg has 26.4µg of selenium, chicken neck has only 12µg.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey leg is lower.

We used Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat, and skin, raw types 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.

Turkey leg

Chicken neck

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+61.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+99.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+77.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+66.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+58%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+120%

Contains more IronIron	+10.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+50%

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

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 leg

Chicken neck

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+63.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+28.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+100%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+6400%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.191mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	6.72g	26.24g	30%
Selenium	26.4µg	12µg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.83g	5.68g	26%
Saturated fat	2.06g	7.27g	24%
Monounsaturated fat	2.06g	10.55g	21%
Vitamin B6	0.34mg	0.17mg	13%
Protein	19.54g	14.07g	11%
Zinc	3.09mg	1.86mg	11%
Cholesterol	71mg	99mg	9%
Phosphorus	177mg	112mg	9%
Calories	144kcal	297kcal	8%
Copper	0.142mg	0.08mg	7%
Vitamin A	1µg	65µg	7%
Vitamin B5	1.09mg	0.85mg	5%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0.26µg	5%
Potassium	273mg	137mg	4%
Vitamin B3	2.947mg	3.608mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.047mg	3%
Magnesium	21mg	13mg	2%
Iron	1.72mg	1.9mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.3mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	0.191mg	2%
Folate	10µg	5µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	4.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	211kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	69g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.9	2.2	N/A
Calcium	17mg	18mg	0%
Sodium	74mg	64mg	0%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.033mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.137mg	0%
Threonine	0.861mg	0.545mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.998mg	0.588mg	0%
Leucine	1.537mg	0.933mg	0%
Lysine	1.809mg	1.005mg	0%
Methionine	0.557mg	0.332mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.769mg	0.514mg	0%
Valine	1.028mg	0.641mg	0%
Histidine	0.598mg	0.348mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0.06g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.03g	N/A