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Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted
Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted3
VS
Chicken wing, cooked Leader
Chicken wing, cooked4

Chicken wing, cooked leads 4–3 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Chicken wing, cooked comes out ahead, winning 4 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted for more potassium, more iron and more magnesium.

Pick Chicken wing, cooked for more protein, less saturated fat, less sodium and more calcium.

Evenly matched on fiber, sugar and vitamin C.

Equal weight (per 100 g)Common servingEqual calories

Head-to-head

  • Energy
    100 kcal
    100 kcal
  • Proteinmore is better
    12.23 g
    15 gWIN
  • Carbohydrate
    0 g
    0 g
  • Fibermore is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total sugarsless is better
    0 g
    0 g
  • Total fat
    5.31 g
    4 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    1.43 g
    1.11 gWIN
  • Sodiumless is better
    64.4 mg
    45.32 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    WIN129.32 mg
    103.45 mg
  • Calciummore is better
    5.76 mg
    7.88 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    WIN0.58 mg
    0.57 mg
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN11.52 mg
    10.34 mg
  • Vitamin Cmore is better
    0 mg
    0 mg
  • Vitamin Dmore is better
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Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted vs Chicken wing, cooked · Foodatron