Question

Why would a skinless bone-in chicken wing drummette have points?  

Answer 1

Chicken wings are white meat.  

Comments

@olfe, just because it looks white, doesn’t mean it is zero points. Fact is, only chicken breast is lean, all other meat on the chicken is more.  

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@lipo9707 I didn’t say it was zero points. I said it is white meat and that’s a fact.  

Answer 2

The breast is the only cut of chicken that is zero points. The others have more fat.  

Answer 3

Only chicken breast are 0 pts.  

Answer 4

More fat.  

Answer 5

More fat and it’s dark meat. Only breast meat is 0

Answer 6

Dark meat taste better, but has more fat, more calories.  

Comments

A wing is white meat :)

Answer 7

Also a little small fact to point out -if you look at the back of a package of raw chicken breasts it has 3 g of fat whereas if you get raw chicken tenders it has 0 g of fat - just a little food for thought (no pun intended)

Answer 8

I thought all muscle meat was dark.  

Answer 9

I’m on green all chicken has points.  

Answer 10

I did not realize that wings had more fat than breasts, wow, the things you learn lol. I just figured it was white meat.  

Answer 11

I wander that too!  

Answer 12

Bone in can add pts

Answer 13

Is it because it's dark meat?  

Answer 14

All dark meat parts have points.  

Answer 15

Dark meat has more fat than white. that is why, in my opinion, it tastes better.  

Answer 16

Wings are not dark meat

Comments

@lifeblood83  

Answer 17

Wings are white meat

Answer 18

The likelihood of overeating wings is greater than the breast. I didnt make the rule but I've asked

Comments

@brigade5 I can see that!  

Answer 19

To me its the greasiest part of the chicken. I am sure they are not removing the fat from them when they removed the skin.