Nutritional Content Of A Turkey Wing With The Skin

Turkey wings make a great, high-protein appetizer, snack or addition to a main course.

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    Calories and Fat
  
    Protein
  
    Nutrients
  
    Considerations
  Turkey wings are dark meat, which makes them higher in fat and calories than white-meat turkey. However, turkey wings are a source of protein and other nutrients, such as selenium, iron and calcium.

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 A roasted turkey wing makes for a protein-packed main course. If you're watching your intake of cholesterol, it's best to remove the skin from the turkey wing before eating. Turkey wings vary in size, but on average, a wing with the bone in weighs about 3 ounces.

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  Calories and Fat

Eating one roasted turkey wing, including the meat and skin, adds 313 calories and 4.5 grams of fat to your daily intake, per the USDA Nutrient Database.

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 Protein

Getting plenty of protein in your diet helps your body grow new cells and repair cells that have been damaged. Adequate protein is an especially important dietary requirement for growing children and pregnant women. According to MedlinePlus, healthy adults should aim for getting two to three servings of lean protein, such as the protein found in a roasted turkey wing, per day. Eating a roasted turkey wing, with the skin, adds 64 grams of protein to your diet.

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 Nutrients

One roasted turkey wing, with the skin on, contains 64 micrograms of selenium. Selenium is an essential nutrient for overall health. Eating a diet rich in selenium can help ward off free radicals that cause cancer and heart disease.The Office of Dietary Supplements recommends that healthy adults get 55 micrograms of selenium in their daily diets.

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 Eating a roasted turkey wing also adds small amounts of iron, calcium and magnesium to your diet.

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 Considerations

Treat yourself to a roasted turkey wing with the skin on and you add 170 milligrams of cholesterol to your daily intake. The American Heart Association recommends keeping your daily cholesterol intake to less than 300 milligrams per day. If you’re concerned about your cholesterol, consider turkey wings with the skin as an occasional indulgence, keep your portions under control or remove the skin from the wing before eating to reduce your cholesterol intake.

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  references
  
      MedlinePlus: "Protein in Diet"
    
      Office of Dietary Supplements: "Selenium"
    
      Office of Dietary Supplements: "Iron"
    
      American Heart Association: "The Skinny on Fats"
    
      USDA Nutrient Database: "Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted"
       




  references
  
      MedlinePlus: "Protein in Diet"
    
      Office of Dietary Supplements: "Selenium"
    
      Office of Dietary Supplements: "Iron"
    
      American Heart Association: "The Skinny on Fats"
    
      USDA Nutrient Database: "Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted"
    




Turkey wings make a great, high-protein appetizer, snack or addition to a main course.

Image Credit: fired1991/iStock/GettyImages

Image Credit: fired1991/iStock/GettyImages

• Calories and Fat
• Protein
• Nutrients
• Considerations

      MedlinePlus: "Protein in Diet"
    
      Office of Dietary Supplements: "Selenium"
    
      Office of Dietary Supplements: "Iron"
    
      American Heart Association: "The Skinny on Fats"
    
      USDA Nutrient Database: "Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted"