Cheese vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheese and duck meat different?

Cheese is higher in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin A, and zinc; however, duck meat is richer in iron, vitamin B3, and copper.
Daily need coverage for calcium for cheese is 70% higher.
Cheese contains 11 times more sodium than duck meat. While cheese contains 653mg of sodium, duck meat contains only 59mg.

Cheese, cheddar and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used 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.

Cheese

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+68.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+6354.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+95.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+191.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+42.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+42.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+168.4%
Contains more IronIron	+1828.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+656.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91%

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.

Cheese

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+423.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+59.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+500%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+8078%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+167.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+172.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+112.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Calcium	710mg	11mg	70%
Phosphorus	455mg	156mg	43%
Saturated fat	18.867g	9.67g	42%
Vitamin B12	1.1µg	0.3µg	33%
Iron	0.14mg	2.7mg	32%
Vitamin A	330µg	63µg	30%
Vitamin B3	0.059mg	4.825mg	30%
Sodium	653mg	59mg	26%
Copper	0.03mg	0.227mg	22%
Zinc	3.64mg	1.86mg	16%
Selenium	28.5µg	20µg	15%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.421g	3.65g	15%
Vitamin B5	0.41mg	1.098mg	14%
Vitamin B1	0.029mg	0.174mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.428mg	0.269mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.066mg	0.18mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	9.246g	12.9g	9%
Protein	22.87g	18.99g	8%
Fats	33.31g	28.35g	8%
Choline	16.5mg	50.4mg	6%
Cholesterol	99mg	84mg	5%
Folate	27µg	6µg	5%
Potassium	76mg	204mg	4%
Calories	404kcal	337kcal	3%
Vitamin D*	24 IU	3 IU	3%
Vitamin D	0.6µg	0.1µg	3%
Magnesium	27mg	16mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	5.1µg	2%
Carbs	3.09g	0g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.7g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	177kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	25g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.57	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	3.09g	0g	N/A
Sugar	0.48g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.71mg	0.7mg	0%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.917g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.547mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.044mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.206mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.939mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	1.025mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.547mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.074mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	1.404mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.462mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.017g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g		N/A