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

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Important differences between duck meat and elk meat

Duck meat has more fats and selenium; however, elk meat is richer in vitamin B12, protein, vitamin B6, zinc, phosphorus, iron, and copper.
Elk meat's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 111% more.
Duck meat contains 8 times more fats than elk meat. Duck meat contains 28.35g of fats, while elk meat contains 3.41g.
Elk meat contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Duck meat

Elk meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+90.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+81.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+92.2%
Contains more IronIron	+50.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+53.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+121.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+82.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.3%

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Duck meat

Elk meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+20.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+27.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+10.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+169.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+886.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.96µg	111%
Fats	28.35g	3.41g	38%
Saturated fat	9.67g	1.342g	38%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	0.97g	30%
Protein	18.99g	30.76g	24%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.485mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	0.161g	23%
Zinc	1.86mg	4.12mg	21%
Phosphorus	156mg	285mg	18%
Iron	2.7mg	4.07mg	17%
Selenium	20µg	10.5µg	17%
Copper	0.227mg	0.349mg	14%
Calories	337kcal	162kcal	9%
Choline	50.4mg		9%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.37mg	8%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	6.143mg	8%
Vitamin A	63µg	0µg	7%
Potassium	204mg	392mg	6%
Cholesterol	84mg	72mg	4%
Vitamin K	5.1µg		4%
Magnesium	16mg	29mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.144mg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	1.212mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Calcium	11mg	5mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.55mg	1%
Folate	6µg	9µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	19g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	53kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	62g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	0.84	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU		0%
Sodium	59mg	50mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.275mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.236mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.291mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	2.293mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.513mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.755mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	1.126mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.428mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.948mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.002g	N/A