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

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What are the main differences between turkey wings and turkey breast?

Turkey wings are richer in fats, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat, yet turkey breast is richer in vitamin B6.
Turkey wings have 2 times more monounsaturated fat than turkey breast. Turkey wings have 4.97g of monounsaturated fat, while turkey breast has 2.66g.
Turkey breast contains less saturated fat.

We used Turkey, all classes, wing, meat, and skin, raw and Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw types in this comparison.

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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

Turkey breast

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+14.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+12.7%

~equal in Calcium ~13mg

~equal in Iron ~1.2mg

~equal in Copper ~0.074mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.57mg

~equal in Sodium ~59mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.018mg

~equal in Selenium ~22.4µg

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

Turkey breast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+50%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+16%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+17.1%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.115mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.42µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~7µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	12.32g	7.02g	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.86g	1.66g	8%
Saturated fat	3.28g	1.91g	6%
Monounsaturated fat	4.97g	2.66g	6%
Vitamin B3	4.425mg	5.2mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.41mg	0.48mg	5%
Protein	20.22g	21.89g	3%
Phosphorus	165mg	186mg	3%
Calories	197kcal	157kcal	2%
Cholesterol	70mg	65mg	2%
Magnesium	21mg	24mg	1%
Potassium	240mg	275mg	1%
Iron	1.26mg	1.2mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.05mg	0.058mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.554mg	0.621mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.39µg	0.42µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	10g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	97kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	51g	64g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	2.3	N/A
Calcium	14mg	13mg	0%
Copper	0.077mg	0.074mg	0%
Zinc	1.54mg	1.57mg	0%
Sodium	55mg	59mg	0%
Vitamin A	3µg	2µg	0%
Manganese	0.017mg	0.018mg	0%
Selenium	22.4µg	22.4µg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.11mg	0.115mg	0%
Folate	7µg	7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.217mg	0.242mg	0%
Threonine	0.866mg	0.957mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.975mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	1.531mg	1.704mg	0%
Lysine	1.773mg	1.996mg	0%
Methionine	0.551mg	0.616mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.78mg	0.857mg	0%
Valine	1.031mg	1.141mg	0%
Histidine	0.585mg	0.66mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.01g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.01g	0.01g	N/A