Duck meat vs. Deer meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between duck meat and deer meat?
- Duck meat is higher in selenium, yet deer meat is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and vitamin B1.
- Deer meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 138% more.
- Duck meat has 8 times more saturated fat than deer meat. While duck meat has 9.67g of saturated fat, deer meat has only 1.142g.
We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled 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.
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +120% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +81.8% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +106.3% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +112.7% |
| Contains more IronIron | +57.4% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +11.9% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +114.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +91.7% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +15.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +12.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +28.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +49.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +109.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +82% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +241.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1106.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +50% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 3.62µg | 138% |
| Fats | 28.35g | 2.35g | 40% |
| Saturated fat | 9.67g | 1.142g | 39% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.18mg | 0.614mg | 33% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 12.9g | 0.554g | 31% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.825mg | 8.78mg | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.65g | 0.127g | 23% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.269mg | 0.563mg | 23% |
| Protein | 18.99g | 29.9g | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 156mg | 299mg | 20% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 4.25mg | 19% |
| Zinc | 1.86mg | 3.99mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 20µg | 11µg | 16% |
| Choline | 50.4mg | 9% | |
| Calories | 337kcal | 149kcal | 9% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.174mg | 0.26mg | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 63µg | 0µg | 7% |
| Potassium | 204mg | 434mg | 7% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.098mg | 0.856mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 33mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 5.1µg | 4% | |
| Copper | 0.227mg | 0.254mg | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 84mg | 88mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 5mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
| Folate | 6µg | 9µg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 0.62mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D | 3IU | 0% | |
| Sodium | 59mg | 57mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.019mg | 0.022mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.232mg | 0.266mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.773mg | 1.133mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.872mg | 1.287mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.465mg | 2.28mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.486mg | 2.434mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.475mg | 0.7mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.752mg | 1.133mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.938mg | 1.455mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.462mg | 0.895mg | 0% |
| Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid | 0.001g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +1106.4% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +49.1% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +57.5% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +29.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +2228.5% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +2774% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -88.2% |
