Duck meat vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between duck meat and ground beef

Duck meat has more fats, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2; however, ground beef is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, protein, and vitamin B6.
Ground beef covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 91% more than duck meat.
Ground beef contains 3 times less vitamin B1 than duck meat. Duck meat contains 0.174mg of vitamin B1, while ground beef contains 0.051mg.
Ground beef has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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

Ground beef

Contains more IronIron	+18.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+187.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-19.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+111.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+214%

~equal in Magnesium ~17mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~166mg

~equal in Selenium ~19.1µg

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

Ground beef

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+241.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+19.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+114.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+75.9%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+72.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+730%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.49µg	91%
Zinc	1.86mg	5.84mg	36%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	0.408g	22%
Fats	28.35g	15.37g	20%
Copper	0.227mg	0.079mg	16%
Saturated fat	9.67g	6.073g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	7.322g	14%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.512mg	12%
Protein	18.99g	23.87g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.051mg	10%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.311mg	10%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.171mg	8%
Vitamin A	63µg	3µg	7%
Calories	337kcal	241kcal	5%
Iron	2.7mg	2.27mg	5%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	4.026mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.12mg	4%
Choline	50.4mg	73.2mg	4%
Calcium	11mg	33mg	2%
Selenium	20µg	19.1µg	2%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	2.9µg	2%
Cholesterol	84mg	88mg	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0µg	1%
Potassium	204mg	241mg	1%
Phosphorus	156mg	166mg	1%
Sodium	59mg	73mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	9.9g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	101kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.3	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU	2 IU	0%
Magnesium	16mg	17mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.009mg	0%
Folate	6µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat		1.173g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.121mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	0.923mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.055mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	1.861mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	1.976mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.614mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.931mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.172mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.775mg	0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A