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

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The main differences between turkey leg and chicken wings

Turkey leg has more zinc, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, and iron; however, chicken wings have more fats and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for fats for chicken wings is 23% higher.
Chicken wings have 2 times less copper than turkey leg. Turkey leg has 0.142mg of copper, while chicken wings have 0.063mg.
Turkey leg is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Turkey, all classes, leg, 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 leg

Chicken wings

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%

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

~equal in Selenium ~25.7µg

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 wings

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%

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

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