Duck meat vs. Dulce de Leche — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between duck meat and dulce de Leche

Duck meat has more iron, selenium, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B6; however, dulce de Leche is higher in calcium and vitamin B2.
Duck meat covers your daily iron needs 32% more than dulce de Leche.
Dulce de Leche contains 57 times less copper than duck meat. Duck meat contains 0.227mg of copper, while dulce de Leche contains 0.004mg.
Dulce de Leche has less cholesterol.
The glycemic index of dulce de Leche is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Dulce de Leche.

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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

Dulce de Leche

Contains more IronIron	+1488.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+5575%
Contains more ZincZinc	+135.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-54.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+850%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+640.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2181.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+71.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+23.7%

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

Dulce de Leche

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+250%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+987.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2197.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+31.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1025%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+292.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+17.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+50.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+83.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+76.8%

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.31µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Fats	28.35g	7.35g	32%
Iron	2.7mg	0.17mg	32%
Selenium	20µg	2.7µg	31%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	0.21mg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	2.143g	27%
Copper	0.227mg	0.004mg	25%
Calcium	11mg	251mg	24%
Protein	18.99g	6.84g	24%
Saturated fat	9.67g	4.534g	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	0.375g	22%
Carbs	0g	55.35g	18%
Cholesterol	84mg	29mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.016mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.016mg	13%
Zinc	1.86mg	0.79mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.405mg	10%
Choline	50.4mg	89.1mg	7%
Phosphorus	156mg	193mg	5%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.835mg	5%
Potassium	204mg	350mg	4%
Sodium	59mg	129mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.2mg	3%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	1.3µg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2.6mg	3%
Folate	6µg	11µg	1%
Calories	337kcal	315kcal	1%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.002mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin A	63µg	74µg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	22mg	1%
Net carbs	0g	55.35g	N/A
Vitamin D	3IU	6IU	0%
Sugar	0g	49.74g	N/A
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.31µg	0%
Trans fat		0.364g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg		0%
Threonine	0.773mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg		0%
Leucine	1.465mg		0%
Lysine	1.486mg		0%
Methionine	0.475mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg		0%
Valine	0.938mg		0%
Histidine	0.462mg		0%
Fructose		0.32g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.05g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.131g	N/A