Chicken wings vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chicken wings and duck meat

Chicken wings are higher in selenium and vitamin B6; however, duck meat is richer in copper, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1.
Duck meat's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 19% higher.
Chicken wings have 5 times more sodium than duck meat. While chicken wings have 320mg of sodium, duck meat has only 59mg.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat, and skin, cooked, fried, batter 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.

Chicken wings

Duck meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+215.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+28.5%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.8%
Contains more IronIron	+109.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+260.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-81.6%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

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.

Chicken wings

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+66.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+85.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+64.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+77%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.825mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Iron	1.29mg	2.7mg	18%
Copper	0.063mg	0.227mg	18%
Saturated fat	5.83g	9.67g	17%
Sodium	320mg	59mg	11%
Fats	21.81g	28.35g	10%
Selenium	25.7µg	20µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	8.96g	12.9g	10%
Vitamin B2	0.152mg	0.269mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.3mg	0.18mg	9%
Choline		50.4mg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	5.07g	3.65g	9%
Vitamin B5	0.71mg	1.098mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.106mg	0.174mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.7mg	5%
Phosphorus	121mg	156mg	5%
Vitamin K		5.1µg	4%
Zinc	1.38mg	1.86mg	4%
Carbs	10.94g	0g	4%
Vitamin A	34µg	63µg	3%
Vitamin B3	5.265mg	4.825mg	3%
Folate	18µg	6µg	3%
Manganese	0.06mg	0.019mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.25µg	0.3µg	2%
Cholesterol	79mg	84mg	2%
Protein	19.87g	18.99g	2%
Potassium	138mg	204mg	2%
Calories	324kcal	337kcal	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Fiber	0.3g	0g	1%
Calcium	20mg	11mg	1%
Net carbs	10.64g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D		3IU	0%
Magnesium	16mg	16mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.219mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.795mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.941mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.421mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	1.474mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.499mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.785mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	0.953mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.547mg	0.462mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A