Duck meat vs. Cheeseburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are duck meat and cheeseburgers different?

Duck meat is higher in copper and vitamin B5; however, cheeseburgers are richer in vitamin B12, folate, manganese, calcium, and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for sodium for cheeseburgers is 20% higher.
Duck meat contains 2 times more copper than cheeseburgers. While duck meat contains 0.227mg of copper, cheeseburgers contain only 0.111mg.
Cheeseburgers have less cholesterol.
Duck meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than cheeseburgers (66).

Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Fast foods, cheeseburger; single, regular patty; plain are the varieties used 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.

Duck meat

Cheeseburger

Contains more CopperCopper	+104.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+981.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1563.2%

~equal in Potassium ~196mg

~equal in Iron ~2.71mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~161mg

~equal in Selenium ~19.6µg

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.

Duck meat

Cheeseburger

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+26%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+34.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+101.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+21.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+74.4%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+68.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+34.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+153.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1066.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.217mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	28.35g	14.72g	21%
Sodium	59mg	515mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	5.413g	19%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.76µg	19%
Folate	6µg	70µg	16%
Saturated fat	9.67g	6.473g	15%
Cholesterol	84mg	43mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	1.658g	13%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.316mg	13%
Copper	0.227mg	0.111mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.545mg	11%
Calcium	11mg	119mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.293mg	10%
Carbs	0g	28.03g	9%
Fiber	0g	2g	8%
Starch		19.87g	8%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.363mg	7%
Zinc	1.86mg	2.49mg	6%
Protein	18.99g	16.51g	5%
Choline	50.4mg	28.9mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.228mg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	5.217mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	26mg	2%
Fructose		1.94g	2%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	4.2µg	1%
Calories	337kcal	308kcal	1%
Selenium	20µg	19.6µg	1%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.52mg	1%
Vitamin A	63µg	50µg	1%
Phosphorus	156mg	161mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	26.03g	N/A
Vitamin D	3IU	2IU	0%
Potassium	204mg	196mg	0%
Iron	2.7mg	2.71mg	0%
Sugar	0g	4.88g	N/A
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Trans fat		0.57g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.155mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	0.571mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	0.755mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	1.316mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	0.784mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.377mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.755mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	0.881mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.445mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.125g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.322g	N/A