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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.
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 24% 1.5% 38% 159% 85% 109% 128% 7.4% 2.9% 60%
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%
~equal in Sodium ~57mg

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 1.5% 21% 14% 44% 62% 90% 66% 42% 38% 13% 4.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 12% 65% 130% 165% 51% 142% 453% 0% 6.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
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%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Duck meat Deer meat 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%
Vitamin B2 0.269mg 0.563mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.65g 0.127g 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%
Calories 337kcal 149kcal 9%
Choline 50.4mg 9%
Potassium 204mg 434mg 7%
Vitamin A 63µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.174mg 0.26mg 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%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Calcium 11mg 5mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.62mg 1%
Folate 6µg 9µg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 5.6g 20g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 177kcal 50kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 30g 67g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.7 0.6 N/A
Vitamin D* 3 IU 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
19% 28% 52%
Protein: 18.99 g
Fats: 28.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.84 g
Other: 0.82 g
30% 2% 67%
Protein: 29.9 g
Fats: 2.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.2 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more FatsFats +1106.4%
Contains more OtherOther +49.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +57.5%
Contains more WaterWater +29.6%
~equal in Carbs ~0g

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
63% 30% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.554 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.127 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2228.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2774%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -88.2%

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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. Deer meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174430/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.