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Duck meat vs. Beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between duck meat and beef?

  • Duck meat is higher in copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1, yet beef is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, vitamin B2, and selenium.
  • Beef's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 163% more.
  • Duck meat has 4 times more saturated fat than beef. While duck meat has 9.67g of saturated fat, beef has only 2.595g.

We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, loin, tenderloin roast, separable lean only, boneless, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 18% 101% 76% 51% 67% 7.7% 2.5% 109%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3.9% 31% 114% 32% 101% 111% 7% 1.2% 139%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +134%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +111.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +72.5%
Contains more IronIron +12.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +98.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +66%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +27%
~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 1.5% 21% 14% 44% 62% 90% 66% 42% 38% 13% 4.5%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 0% 1.5% 0.67% 5% 19% 92% 108% 29% 154% 526% 4% 5.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +180%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +135.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +128.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +218.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +48.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +271.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1303.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Duck meat Beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 4.21µg 163%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.669mg 38%
Fats 28.35g 6.54g 34%
Saturated fat 9.67g 2.595g 32%
Monounsaturated fat 12.9g 2.734g 25%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.65g 0.532g 21%
Protein 18.99g 27.55g 17%
Zinc 1.86mg 3.7mg 17%
Phosphorus 156mg 259mg 15%
Copper 0.227mg 0.097mg 14%
Vitamin B5 1.098mg 0.481mg 12%
Selenium 20µg 25.4µg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.269mg 0.4mg 10%
Calories 337kcal 169kcal 8%
Vitamin B1 0.174mg 0.074mg 8%
Vitamin A 63µg 2µg 7%
Vitamin B3 4.825mg 5.76mg 6%
Choline 50.4mg 75.6mg 5%
Potassium 204mg 352mg 4%
Iron 2.7mg 3.04mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.25mg 3%
Vitamin K 5.1µg 1.6µg 3%
Protein per 100 calories 5.6g 16g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 177kcal 61kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 30g 59g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.7 1.3 N/A
Cholesterol 84mg 85mg 0%
Vitamin D* 3 IU 3 IU 0%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Magnesium 16mg 14mg 0%
Calcium 11mg 13mg 0%
Sodium 59mg 54mg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.009mg 0%
Folate 6µg 7µg 0%
Trans fat 0.375g N/A
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0.359mg 0%
Threonine 0.773mg 1.534mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.872mg 1.52mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 2.833mg 0%
Lysine 1.486mg 3.178mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0.871mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.752mg 1.299mg 0%
Valine 0.938mg 1.603mg 0%
Histidine 0.462mg 1.244mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.013g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.349g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 28% 52%
Protein: 18.99 g
Fats: 28.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.84 g
Other: 0.82 g
Beef
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28% 7% 66%
Protein: 27.55 g
Fats: 6.54 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 65.71 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more FatsFats +333.5%
Contains more OtherOther +310%
Contains more ProteinProtein +45.1%
Contains more WaterWater +26.8%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.65 g
Beef
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44% 47% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.595 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.734 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.532 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +371.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +586.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -73.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Duck meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172409/nutrients
  2. Beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174006/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.