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Butter vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between butter and duck meat

  • Butter has more vitamin A; however, duck meat is higher in selenium, iron, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and vitamin B2.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 204% more than duck meat.
  • Duck meat contains 12 times less vitamin A than butter. Butter contains 2499IU of vitamin A, while duck meat contains 210IU.
  • Duck meat has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Butter, without salt 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.
Butter
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
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 CalciumCalcium +118.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +750%
Contains more IronIron +13400%
Contains more CopperCopper +1318.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1966.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +550%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +375%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1900%

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.
Butter
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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% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
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 AVitamin A +985.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +231.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +37.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +691.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11388.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +898.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +168.1%
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All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Duck meat DV% diff.
Saturated fat 50.489g 9.67g 186%
Fats 81.11g 28.35g 81%
Vitamin A 684µg 63µg 69%
Cholesterol 215mg 84mg 44%
Protein 0.85g 18.99g 36%
Selenium 1µg 20µg 35%
Iron 0.02mg 2.7mg 34%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 4.825mg 30%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 12.9g 26%
Copper 0.016mg 0.227mg 23%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 1.098mg 20%
Calories 717kcal 337kcal 19%
Phosphorus 24mg 156mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 0.269mg 18%
Zinc 0.09mg 1.86mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.174mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.18mg 14%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 0.7mg 11%
Choline 18.8mg 50.4mg 6%
Potassium 24mg 204mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 0.3µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 3.65g 4%
Magnesium 2mg 16mg 3%
Sodium 11mg 59mg 2%
Vitamin K 7µg 5.1µg 2%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.019mg 1%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 24mg 11mg 1%
Folate 3µg 6µg 1%
Net carbs 0.06g 0g N/A
Carbs 0.06g 0g 0%
Vitamin D 0IU 3IU 0%
Sugar 0.06g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.232mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 0.773mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 0.872mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 1.465mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 1.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0.752mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 0.938mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.462mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 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 FatsFats +186.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2134.1%
Contains more WaterWater +189%
Contains more OtherOther +1950%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 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 more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +81.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.3%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.