Duck fat vs. Lard — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between duck fat and lard?
- Lard has less vitamin D, vitamin E, choline, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat than duck fat.
- Lard's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 30% higher.
- Duck fat has 5 times more vitamin E than lard. Duck fat has 2.7mg of vitamin E, while lard has 0.6mg.
- Duck fat contains less saturated fat.
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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.
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +350% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +92% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +146.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 33.2g | 39.2g | 27% |
Vitamin E | 2.7mg | 0.6mg | 14% |
Choline | 122.4mg | 49.7mg | 13% |
Vitamin D | 4.8µg | 2.5µg | 12% |
Vitamin D | 191IU | 102IU | 11% |
Monounsaturated fat | 49.3g | 45.1g | 11% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 12.9g | 11.2g | 11% |
Cholesterol | 100mg | 95mg | 2% |
Calories | 882kcal | 902kcal | 1% |
Zinc | 0mg | 0.11mg | 1% |
Fats | 99.8g | 100g | 0% |
Selenium | 0.2µg | 0.2µg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more WaterWater | +∞% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -15.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +15.2% |
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Monounsaturated fat
~45.1g