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

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How are duck meat and chicken meat different?

Duck meat is higher in iron, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, chicken meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for duck meat is 29% higher.
Duck meat contains 3 times more copper than chicken meat. While duck meat contains 0.227mg of copper, chicken meat contains only 0.066mg.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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

Chicken meat

Contains more IronIron	+114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+243.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.5%

~equal in Potassium ~223mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.94mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

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 meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+31.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+176.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+112.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+122.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.03mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	9.67g	3.79g	27%
Fats	28.35g	13.6g	23%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	8.487mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	5.34g	19%
Iron	2.7mg	1.26mg	18%
Copper	0.227mg	0.066mg	18%
Protein	18.99g	27.3g	17%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.4mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.063mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.168mg	8%
Selenium	20µg	23.9µg	7%
Calories	337kcal	239kcal	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	2.97g	5%
Phosphorus	156mg	182mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.27mg	3%
Choline	50.4mg	65.9mg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin A	63µg	48µg	2%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	2.4µg	2%
Cholesterol	84mg	88mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	204mg	223mg	1%
Zinc	1.86mg	1.94mg	1%
Sodium	59mg	82mg	1%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	1.03mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	2.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU	2 IU	0%
Calcium	11mg	15mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.02mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.3µg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.02g	N/A