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Duck meat vs. Onion — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between duck meat and onions

  • Duck meat has more selenium, iron, vitamin B3, copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, phosphorus, and zinc than onions.
  • Duck meat's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 48% more.
  • Onions have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of onions is 15, while the glycemic index of duck meat is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Onions, raw.

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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 7.1% 6.9% 13% 7.9% 13% 4.6% 12% 0.52% 17% 2.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +39.7%
Contains more IronIron +1185.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +482.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +994.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +437.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3900%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +109.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium -93.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +578.9%

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 25% 0% 0.4% 0% 12% 6.2% 2.2% 7.4% 28% 0% 1% 14% 3.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +3400%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +278.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +896.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4059.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +792.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1175%
Contains more CholineCholine +726.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +216.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Duck meat Onion DV% diff.
Saturated fat 9.67g 0.042g 44%
Fats 28.35g 0.1g 43%
Protein 18.99g 1.1g 36%
Selenium 20µg 0.5µg 35%
Monounsaturated fat 12.9g 0.013g 32%
Iron 2.7mg 0.21mg 31%
Vitamin B3 4.825mg 0.116mg 29%
Cholesterol 84mg 0mg 28%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.65g 0.017g 24%
Copper 0.227mg 0.039mg 21%
Vitamin B5 1.098mg 0.123mg 20%
Vitamin B2 0.269mg 0.027mg 19%
Phosphorus 156mg 29mg 18%
Zinc 1.86mg 0.17mg 15%
Calories 337kcal 40kcal 15%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 0µg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.174mg 0.046mg 11%
Vitamin C 0mg 7.4mg 8%
Choline 50.4mg 6.1mg 8%
Fiber 0g 1.7g 7%
Vitamin A 63µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.02mg 5%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.129mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.1µg 0.4µg 4%
Carbs 0g 9.34g 3%
Folate 6µg 19µg 3%
Fructose 1.29g 2%
Sodium 59mg 4mg 2%
Potassium 204mg 146mg 2%
Calcium 11mg 23mg 1%
Magnesium 16mg 10mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 0g 7.64g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0IU 0%
Sugar 0g 4.24g N/A
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0.014mg 0%
Threonine 0.773mg 0.021mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.872mg 0.014mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 1.486mg 0.039mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0.002mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.752mg 0.025mg 0%
Valine 0.938mg 0.021mg 0%
Histidine 0.462mg 0.014mg 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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9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.1 g
Carbs: 9.34 g
Water: 89.11 g
Other: 0.35 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1626.4%
Contains more FatsFats +28250%
Contains more OtherOther +134.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +71.9%

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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58% 18% 24%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.042 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.013 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.017 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +99130.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21370.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.6%

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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. Onion - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170000/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.