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Duck meat vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between duck meat and butter

  • Duck meat has more selenium, iron, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B5, phosphorus, and vitamin B2; however, butter is higher in vitamin A.
  • Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 204% more than duck meat.
  • Butter contains 135 times less iron than duck meat. Duck meat contains 2.7mg of iron, while butter contains 0.02mg.
  • Duck meat has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Butter, without salt.

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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 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +750%
Contains more IronIron +13400%
Contains more CopperCopper +1318.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1966.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +550%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +375%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +118.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -81.4%

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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 21% 14% 1.5% 44% 62% 90% 66% 42% 38% 13% 4.5% 27%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +3380%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +691.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +11388.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +898.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +76.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +100%
Contains more CholineCholine +168.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +985.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +231.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +37.3%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Duck meat Butter DV% diff.
Saturated fat 9.67g 50.489g 186%
Fats 28.35g 81.11g 81%
Vitamin A 63µg 684µg 69%
Cholesterol 84mg 215mg 44%
Protein 18.99g 0.85g 36%
Selenium 20µg 1µg 35%
Iron 2.7mg 0.02mg 34%
Vitamin B3 4.825mg 0.042mg 30%
Monounsaturated fat 12.9g 23.43g 26%
Copper 0.227mg 0.016mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.098mg 0.11mg 20%
Calories 337kcal 717kcal 19%
Phosphorus 156mg 24mg 19%
Vitamin B2 0.269mg 0.034mg 18%
Zinc 1.86mg 0.09mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.174mg 0.005mg 14%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.003mg 14%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 2.32mg 11%
Choline 50.4mg 18.8mg 6%
Potassium 204mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0.17µg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.65g 3.01g 4%
Magnesium 16mg 2mg 3%
Sodium 59mg 11mg 2%
Vitamin K 5.1µg 7µg 2%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.004mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 11mg 24mg 1%
Folate 6µg 3µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 0.06g N/A
Carbs 0g 0.06g 0%
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.773mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.872mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 1.486mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.752mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.938mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.462mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g 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
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2134.1%
Contains more WaterWater +189%
Contains more OtherOther +1950%
Contains more FatsFats +186.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%

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
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -80.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +81.6%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.