Turkey wings vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey wings and ground chicken different?

Turkey wings are richer in selenium, while ground chicken is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, protein, and vitamin B1.
Ground chicken covers your daily need for vitamin B3 17% more than turkey wings.
Turkey wings contain 2 times more selenium than ground chicken. Turkey wings contain 22.4µg of selenium, while ground chicken contains 14.3µg.
Turkey wings are lower in cholesterol.

Turkey, all classes, wing, meat, and skin, raw and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned types were used 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 wings

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%
Contains more IronIron	+35.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+24.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+56.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+33.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+182.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+24.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+41.8%

~equal in Manganese ~0.016mg

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 wings

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+250%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+142%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+174.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+60.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+139.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+31.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+30.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	4.425mg	7.107mg	17%
Selenium	22.4µg	14.3µg	15%
Vitamin B2	0.11mg	0.302mg	15%
Vitamin B5	0.554mg	1.327mg	15%
Potassium	240mg	677mg	13%
Cholesterol	70mg	107mg	12%
Choline		59mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.787g	11%
Phosphorus	165mg	234mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.41mg	0.538mg	10%
Protein	20.22g	23.28g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.121mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0.51µg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.86g	2.08g	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.081g	5%
Iron	1.26mg	0.93mg	4%
Zinc	1.54mg	1.92mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.39mg	3%
Fats	12.32g	10.92g	2%
Magnesium	21mg	28mg	2%
Copper	0.077mg	0.062mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.1µg	2%
Calcium	14mg	8mg	1%
Sodium	55mg	75mg	1%
Folate	7µg	2µg	1%
Saturated fat	3.28g	3.11g	1%
Calories	197kcal	189kcal	0%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	97kcal	81kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	51g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.2	N/A
Vitamin A	3µg	0µg	0%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Monounsaturated fat	4.97g	4.879g	0%
Tryptophan	0.217mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	0.866mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.975mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	1.531mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	1.773mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.551mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.78mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	1.031mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.585mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.015g	N/A