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Pollock vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pollock and duck meat?

  • Pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and magnesium, yet duck meat is higher in iron, copper, vitamin B5, and zinc.
  • Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 140% more.
  • Pollock has 7 times more sodium than duck meat. While pollock has 419mg of sodium, duck meat has only 59mg.

We used Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 58% 22% 38% 21% 20% 16% 114% 55% 2.3% 241%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 18% 101% 76% 51% 67% 7.7% 2.5% 109%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +406.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +554.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +110.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +71.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +120.5%
Contains more IronIron +382.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +278.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +226.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.9%
~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 5.7% 5.6% 20% 14% 51% 74% 26% 76% 458% 0.25% 2.3% 50%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 21% 14% 1.5% 44% 62% 90% 66% 42% 38% 13% 4.5% 27%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1200%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +82.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1120%
Contains more CholineCholine +81.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +270.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +222.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +20.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +5000%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pollock Duck meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.66µg 0.3µg 140%
Selenium 44.1µg 20µg 44%
Saturated fat 0.159g 9.67g 43%
Fats 1.18g 28.35g 42%
Monounsaturated fat 0.134g 12.9g 32%
Iron 0.56mg 2.7mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.583g 3.65g 20%
Copper 0.06mg 0.227mg 19%
Phosphorus 267mg 156mg 16%
Sodium 419mg 59mg 16%
Magnesium 81mg 16mg 15%
Vitamin B5 0.432mg 1.098mg 13%
Zinc 0.57mg 1.86mg 12%
Vitamin B6 0.329mg 0.18mg 11%
Calories 111kcal 337kcal 11%
Vitamin B1 0.054mg 0.174mg 10%
Protein 23.48g 18.99g 9%
Choline 91.6mg 50.4mg 7%
Potassium 430mg 204mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 0.1µg 6%
Calcium 72mg 11mg 6%
Vitamin D 51IU 3IU 6%
Vitamin A 17µg 63µg 5%
Vitamin B3 3.949mg 4.825mg 5%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 5.1µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.223mg 0.269mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.28mg 0.7mg 3%
Folate 3µg 6µg 1%
Cholesterol 86mg 84mg 1%
Manganese 0.018mg 0.019mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.232mg 0%
Threonine 1.029mg 0.773mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.082mg 0.872mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 1.465mg 0%
Lysine 2.157mg 1.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.696mg 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.917mg 0.752mg 0%
Valine 1.21mg 0.938mg 0%
Histidine 0.691mg 0.462mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.086g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.423g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.027g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
23% 74% 2%
Protein: 23.48 g
Fats: 1.18 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.65 g
Other: 1.69 g
19% 28% 52%
Protein: 18.99 g
Fats: 28.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.84 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +23.6%
Contains more WaterWater +42.1%
Contains more OtherOther +106.1%
Contains more FatsFats +2302.5%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
18% 15% 67%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.159 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.134 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.583 g
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.65 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +9526.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +526.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pollock - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173681/nutrients
  2. Duck meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172409/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.