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Duck meat vs. Lamb — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between duck meat and lamb

  • Duck meat has more copper, iron, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1; however, lamb is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, vitamin B3, and choline.
  • Lamb's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 94% more.
  • Duck meat contains 2 times more copper than lamb. Duck meat contains 0.227mg of copper, while lamb contains 0.119mg.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
Contains more IronIron +43.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +90.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +52%
Contains more ZincZinc +139.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +20.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +32%

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 A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 21% 14% 1.5% 44% 62% 90% 66% 42% 38% 13% 4.5% 27%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D 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 Choline Choline 0% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +74%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +66.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +38%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +750%
Contains more FolateFolate +200%
Contains more CholineCholine +85.9%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~4.6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Duck meat Lamb DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 2.55µg 94%
Zinc 1.86mg 4.46mg 24%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.65g 1.51g 14%
Copper 0.227mg 0.119mg 12%
Selenium 20µg 26.4µg 12%
Fats 28.35g 20.94g 11%
Vitamin B3 4.825mg 6.66mg 11%
Protein 18.99g 24.52g 11%
Monounsaturated fat 12.9g 8.82g 10%
Iron 2.7mg 1.88mg 10%
Vitamin B5 1.098mg 0.66mg 9%
Choline 50.4mg 93.7mg 8%
Vitamin A 63µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B1 0.174mg 0.1mg 6%
Phosphorus 156mg 188mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.13mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.14mg 4%
Saturated fat 9.67g 8.83g 4%
Cholesterol 84mg 97mg 4%
Folate 6µg 18µg 3%
Potassium 204mg 310mg 3%
Magnesium 16mg 23mg 2%
Calories 337kcal 294kcal 2%
Vitamin B2 0.269mg 0.25mg 1%
Sodium 59mg 72mg 1%
Calcium 11mg 17mg 1%
Vitamin D 3IU 2IU 0%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0.1µg 0%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.022mg 0%
Vitamin K 5.1µg 4.6µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0.287mg 0%
Threonine 0.773mg 1.05mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.872mg 1.183mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 1.908mg 0%
Lysine 1.486mg 2.166mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0.629mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.752mg 0.998mg 0%
Valine 0.938mg 1.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.462mg 0.777mg 0%

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
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 g
Contains more FatsFats +35.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +29.1%
~equal in Carbs ~0g
~equal in Water ~53.72g
~equal in Other ~0.82g

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
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +46.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +141.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~8.83g

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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. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/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.