Duck meat vs. Pork — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between duck meat and pork
- Duck meat has more iron, copper, and vitamin B5; however, pork is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and vitamin D.
- Pork's daily need coverage for vitamin B1 is 59% more.
- Duck meat contains 3 times more copper than pork. Duck meat contains 0.227mg of copper, while pork contains 0.073mg.
- Pork contains less saturated fat.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean, and fat, cooked, broiled.
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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.
| Contains more IronIron | +210.3% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +211% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +111.1% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +75% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +72.7% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +107.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +28.5% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +57.7% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +126.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +3050% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +141.4% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +57.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +20% |
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +1200% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +404% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +19.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +157.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +133.3% |
| Contains more CholineCholine | +86.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.174mg | 0.877mg | 59% |
| Selenium | 20µg | 45.3µg | 46% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 0.87mg | 23% |
| Fats | 28.35g | 13.92g | 22% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.18mg | 0.464mg | 22% |
| Saturated fat | 9.67g | 5.23g | 20% |
| Protein | 18.99g | 27.32g | 17% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 0.7µg | 17% |
| Copper | 0.227mg | 0.073mg | 17% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 12.9g | 6.19g | 17% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.65g | 1.2g | 16% |
| Phosphorus | 156mg | 246mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.098mg | 0.698mg | 8% |
| Choline | 50.4mg | 93.9mg | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 63µg | 2µg | 7% |
| Potassium | 204mg | 423mg | 6% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1.3µg | 6% |
| Vitamin D | 3IU | 53IU | 6% |
| Zinc | 1.86mg | 2.39mg | 5% |
| Calories | 337kcal | 242kcal | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 5.1µg | 0µg | 4% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.269mg | 0.321mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 28mg | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 0.29mg | 3% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.825mg | 5.037mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 19mg | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 84mg | 80mg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0mg | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 59mg | 62mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.019mg | 0.009mg | 0% |
| Folate | 6µg | 5µg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.232mg | 0.338mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.773mg | 1.234mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.872mg | 1.26mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.465mg | 2.177mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.486mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.475mg | 0.712mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.752mg | 1.086mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.938mg | 1.473mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.462mg | 1.067mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +103.7% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +43.9% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +11.6% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +108.4% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +204.2% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -45.9% |
