Duck meat vs. Chicken breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between duck meat and chicken breast

Duck meat has more iron, copper, vitamin B2, and vitamin B1, while chicken breast has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, phosphorus, selenium, and choline.
Chicken breast covers your daily need for vitamin B3, 62% more than duck meat.
Duck meat contains 7 times more saturated fat than chicken breast. While duck meat contains 9.67g of saturated fat, chicken breast contains only 1.29g.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat, only, cooked, fried.

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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

Chicken breast

Contains more IronIron	+136.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+320.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-25.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+93.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+57.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31%

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

Chicken breast

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+120.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+115.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+112.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+206.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+255.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+90.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.04mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	14.782mg	62%
Saturated fat	9.67g	1.29g	38%
Fats	28.35g	4.71g	36%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.64mg	35%
Protein	18.99g	33.44g	29%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	1.72g	28%
Iron	2.7mg	1.14mg	20%
Copper	0.227mg	0.054mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	1.07g	17%
Phosphorus	156mg	246mg	13%
Selenium	20µg	26.2µg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.125mg	11%
Choline	50.4mg	95.9mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.079mg	8%
Calories	337kcal	187kcal	8%
Zinc	1.86mg	1.08mg	7%
Vitamin A	63µg	7µg	6%
Magnesium	16mg	31mg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.37µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	2.4µg	2%
Cholesterol	84mg	91mg	2%
Potassium	204mg	276mg	2%
Calcium	11mg	16mg	1%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	1.04mg	1%
Sodium	59mg	79mg	1%
Folate	6µg	4µg	1%
Carbs	0g	0.51g	0%
Net carbs	0g	0.51g	N/A
Vitamin D	3IU	5IU	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.021mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.39mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.412mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.765mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	2.509mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.836mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.925mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	1.328mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.659mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	1.037mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A