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Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted
Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted2
VS
Turkey leg, cooked Leader
Turkey leg, cooked5

Turkey leg, cooked leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided · 3 ties

Both foods compared at 100 kcal.

The verdict

Turkey leg, cooked comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.

Pick Chicken drumstick with skin, roasted for less saturated fat and more magnesium.

Pick Turkey leg, cooked for more protein, less sodium, more potassium, more calcium and more iron.

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
    13.4 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
    4.72 g
  • Saturated fatless is better
    WIN1.43 g
    1.47 g
  • Sodiumless is better
    64.4 mg
    37.02 mgWIN
  • Potassiummore is better
    129.32 mg
    134.62 mgWIN
  • Calciummore is better
    5.76 mg
    15.38 mgWIN
  • Ironmore is better
    0.58 mg
    1.11 mgWIN
  • Magnesiummore is better
    WIN11.52 mg
    11.06 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 Turkey leg, cooked · Foodatron