Chicken fat is 25% omega 6 which is highest of all animals,compared to 4% for tallow & butter,its closer to seed oils.Is this problem? Should I stop eating chicken wings?
Chicken fat... too much omega 6?
( nervously prays )
Capnbob
(Rob)
#4
I don’t think that is the conclusion. If you are worried (most aren’t) then all you need to do is to balance it with a little more O3 fat so you maintain a good ratio, which I believe is the most important thing. If you eat O3 rich things anyway (fish, fish oil, certain nuts, etc.) then it shouldn’t really matter at all.
FFFL
#5
I second what @Capnbob said.
Also for reference,
100g of chicken thighs with skin
239 kcals
13.2g fat
0.2g Omega 3
2.7g Omega 6
0.3g trans
28.2g protein
FFFL
#6
I realized you were asking for chicken wings instead lol. I eat thighs almost daily so I put that instead!
Chicken wings (100g)
254kcals
16.9g fat
0.2g o3
3.3g o6
0.1g trans
23.8g pro
Pretty similar
It doesnt look that bad on paper.The problem is I eat 1 kilo of wings in one sitting,thats 27g of omega 6.
fischersd
(Steve)
#8
Heh…that’s what I used to eat. 
2 pounds (just shy of 1 kilo) Isn’t that a lot of protein too?? Have you weighed the bones after to see how much you’re actually ingesting? (the larger wings - those jumbo ones, if that’s what you’re eating, I’d suspect the bone weight would be pretty significant).
Just weighed the other half of the batch that I had last night - only 226g 
Thought I was having a pound by eating 12 of these…shouldn’t have assumed. That’s half a pound. But, I’m presuming restaurant “pounds” are pre-cook weight - not post cook.
kib
(karen)
#9
Buy pastured / grass fed chicken. It’s the opposite - more omega 3 than 6.
that’s an article about raising chickens, but it will give you the gist of the nutrition.
PaulL
(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?)
#10
Seems to me that if you cook your chicken in tallow or coconut oil, you should be fine. Also, doesn’t it matter what the chickens were fed on?