American cheese vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between American cheese and duck meat

American cheese has more calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, and vitamin A, while duck meat has more vitamin B3, iron, copper, and vitamin B5.
American cheese covers your daily need for calcium, 103% more than duck meat.
American cheese contains 28 times more sodium than duck meat. While American cheese contains 1671mg of sodium, duck meat contains only 59mg.
Duck meat has a lower glycemic index. The glycemic index of duck meat is 0, while the glycemic index of American cheese is 27.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Cheese, pasteurized process, American, without added vitamin D and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

American cheese

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+9400%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+310.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+115.8%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+54.5%
Contains more IronIron	+328.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+393.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.5%

~equal in Selenium ~20µg

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.

American cheese

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+296.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+14.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+400%
Contains more FolateFolate	+33.3%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1060%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+6248.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+172.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+233.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+96.2%
Contains more CholineCholine	+39.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	1045mg	11mg	103%
Sodium	1671mg	59mg	70%
Phosphorus	641mg	156mg	69%
Vitamin B12	1.5µg	0.3µg	50%
Saturated fat	18.057g	9.67g	38%
Vitamin B3	0.076mg	4.825mg	30%
Iron	0.63mg	2.7mg	26%
Vitamin A	250µg	63µg	21%
Copper	0.046mg	0.227mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.286g	3.65g	16%
Vitamin B5	0.403mg	1.098mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.015mg	0.174mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	8.236g	12.9g	12%
Vitamin B6	0.054mg	0.18mg	10%
Zinc	2.49mg	1.86mg	6%
Cholesterol	100mg	84mg	5%
Fats	31.79g	28.35g	5%
Vitamin B2	0.234mg	0.269mg	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.1µg	3%
Choline	36.2mg	50.4mg	3%
Vitamin D	23IU	3IU	3%
Protein	18.13g	18.99g	2%
Vitamin K	2.6µg	5.1µg	2%
Calories	371kcal	337kcal	2%
Potassium	132mg	204mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	16mg	2%
Manganese	0.041mg	0.019mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.8mg	0.7mg	1%
Folate	8µg	6µg	1%
Carbs	3.7g	0g	1%
Net carbs	3.7g	0g	N/A
Sugar	2.26g	0g	N/A
Selenium	20.2µg	20µg	0%
Trans fat	1.144g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.772mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.938mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.716mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	1.516mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.939mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	1.187mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.546mg	0.462mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.012g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.006g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.137g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.021g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.033g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.009g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.79g		N/A