Cheeseburger vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are cheeseburgers and duck meat different?

Cheeseburgers are higher in vitamin B12, folate, manganese, calcium, and vitamin B1; however, duck meat is richer in copper and vitamin B5.
Daily need coverage for sodium for cheeseburgers is 20% higher.
Cheeseburgers contain 17 times more manganese than duck meat. While cheeseburgers contain 0.316mg of manganese, duck meat contains only 0.019mg.
Duck meat has less sodium.
Duck meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than cheeseburgers (66).

Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain 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.

Cheeseburger

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+981.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1563.2%

Contains more CopperCopper	+104.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.5%

~equal in Potassium ~204mg

~equal in Iron ~2.7mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~156mg

~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.

Cheeseburger

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+153.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1066.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+26%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+21.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+74.4%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.825mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	14.72g	28.35g	21%
Sodium	515mg	59mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	5.413g	12.9g	19%
Vitamin B12	0.76µg	0.3µg	19%
Folate	70µg	6µg	16%
Saturated fat	6.473g	9.67g	15%
Cholesterol	43mg	84mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.658g	3.65g	13%
Manganese	0.316mg	0.019mg	13%
Copper	0.111mg	0.227mg	13%
Vitamin B5	0.545mg	1.098mg	11%
Calcium	119mg	11mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.293mg	0.174mg	10%
Carbs	28.03g	0g	9%
Fiber	2g	0g	8%
Starch	19.87g		8%
Vitamin B2	0.363mg	0.269mg	7%
Zinc	2.49mg	1.86mg	6%
Protein	16.51g	18.99g	5%
Choline	28.9mg	50.4mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.228mg	0.18mg	4%
Vitamin B3	5.217mg	4.825mg	2%
Magnesium	26mg	16mg	2%
Fructose	1.94g		2%
Vitamin K	4.2µg	5.1µg	1%
Calories	308kcal	337kcal	1%
Selenium	19.6µg	20µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.52mg	0.7mg	1%
Vitamin A	50µg	63µg	1%
Phosphorus	161mg	156mg	1%
Net carbs	26.03g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	2IU	3IU	0%
Potassium	196mg	204mg	0%
Iron	2.71mg	2.7mg	0%
Sugar	4.88g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat	0.57g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.155mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.571mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.755mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.316mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	0.784mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.377mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.755mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	0.881mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.445mg	0.462mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.125g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.015g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.322g		N/A