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

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What are the differences between duck meat and chicken liver?

  • Chicken liver is richer than duck meat in vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Chicken liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 678% more.
  • Duck meat has 6 times more saturated fat than chicken liver. While duck meat has 9.67g of saturated fat, chicken liver has only 1.563g.

We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, liver, all classes, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 2.4% 20% 337% 164% 73% 127% 9.3% 33% 298%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.7%
Contains more IronIron +233%
Contains more CopperCopper +116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +43.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1242.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +173%

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%
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 60% 1099% 14% 0% 76% 410% 182% 374% 197% 2073% 0% 441% 106%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +5131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +75.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +561%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +101.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +467.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +373.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +5426.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +9700%
Contains more CholineCholine +285.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Duck meat Chicken liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 16.58µg 678%
Vitamin A 63µg 3296µg 359%
Folate 6µg 588µg 146%
Vitamin B2 0.269mg 1.778mg 116%
Vitamin B5 1.098mg 6.233mg 103%
Cholesterol 84mg 345mg 87%
Iron 2.7mg 8.99mg 79%
Selenium 20µg 54.6µg 63%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.853mg 52%
Saturated fat 9.67g 1.563g 37%
Fats 28.35g 4.83g 36%
Vitamin B3 4.825mg 9.728mg 31%
Copper 0.227mg 0.492mg 29%
Monounsaturated fat 12.9g 1.249g 29%
Choline 50.4mg 194.4mg 26%
Phosphorus 156mg 297mg 20%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.9mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.65g 1.306g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.174mg 0.305mg 11%
Calories 337kcal 119kcal 11%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.255mg 10%
Zinc 1.86mg 2.67mg 7%
Protein 18.99g 16.92g 4%
Vitamin K 5.1µg 0µg 4%
Magnesium 16mg 19mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 59mg 71mg 1%
Potassium 204mg 230mg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.73g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.73g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Calcium 11mg 8mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.7mg 0%
Trans fat 0.065g N/A
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.773mg 0.725mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.872mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 1.512mg 0%
Lysine 1.486mg 1.332mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0.432mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.752mg 0.824mg 0%
Valine 0.938mg 0.998mg 0%
Histidine 0.462mg 0.507mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.475g 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
17% 5% 76%
Protein: 16.92 g
Fats: 4.83 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 76.46 g
Other: 1.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +12.2%
Contains more FatsFats +487%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +47.5%
Contains more OtherOther +29.3%

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
38% 30% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.563 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.249 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.306 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +932.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +179.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -83.8%

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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. Chicken liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171060/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.