Duck meat vs. Pollock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between duck meat and pollock?
- Duck meat is higher in iron, copper, vitamin B5, and zinc, yet pollock is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, phosphorus, and magnesium.
- Pollock's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 140% more.
- Duck meat has 61 times more saturated fat than pollock. While duck meat has 9.67g of saturated fat, pollock has only 0.159g.
We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fish, pollock, Alaska, cooked, dry heat (may have been previously frozen) types 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.
Contains more IronIron | +382.1% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +278.3% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +226.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -85.9% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +406.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +554.5% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +110.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +71.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +120.5% |
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 AVitamin A | +270.6% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +150% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +222.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +20.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +22.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +154.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +5000% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +1200% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +82.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1120% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +81.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 3.66µg | 140% |
Selenium | 20µg | 44.1µg | 44% |
Saturated fat | 9.67g | 0.159g | 43% |
Fats | 28.35g | 1.18g | 42% |
Monounsaturated fat | 12.9g | 0.134g | 32% |
Iron | 2.7mg | 0.56mg | 27% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.65g | 0.583g | 20% |
Copper | 0.227mg | 0.06mg | 19% |
Phosphorus | 156mg | 267mg | 16% |
Sodium | 59mg | 419mg | 16% |
Magnesium | 16mg | 81mg | 15% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.098mg | 0.432mg | 13% |
Zinc | 1.86mg | 0.57mg | 12% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.18mg | 0.329mg | 11% |
Calories | 337kcal | 111kcal | 11% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.174mg | 0.054mg | 10% |
Protein | 18.99g | 23.48g | 9% |
Choline | 50.4mg | 91.6mg | 7% |
Potassium | 204mg | 430mg | 7% |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1.3µg | 6% |
Calcium | 11mg | 72mg | 6% |
Vitamin D | 3IU | 51IU | 6% |
Vitamin A | 63µg | 17µg | 5% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.825mg | 3.949mg | 5% |
Vitamin K | 5.1µg | 0.1µg | 4% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.269mg | 0.223mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 0.28mg | 3% |
Folate | 6µg | 3µg | 1% |
Cholesterol | 84mg | 86mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.019mg | 0.018mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.232mg | 0.263mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.773mg | 1.029mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.872mg | 1.082mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.465mg | 1.908mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.486mg | 2.157mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.475mg | 0.696mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.752mg | 0.917mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.938mg | 1.21mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.462mg | 0.691mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.086g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.423g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.027g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +2302.5% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +23.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +42.1% |
Contains more OtherOther | +106.1% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +9526.9% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +526.1% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -98.4% |