Duck meat vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between duck meat and liver

Liver is higher than duck meat in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, and zinc.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 765% higher.
Duck meat has 7 times more saturated fat than liver. While duck meat has 9.67g of saturated fat, liver has only 1.41g.

The food types used in this comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised.

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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.

Duck meat

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+14.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36%

Contains more IronIron	+563.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+179.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+261.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+54.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1478.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+237.5%

~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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.

Duck meat

Liver

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8479.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+48.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+716.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+74.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+334.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+6123.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2616.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	18.67µg	765%
Vitamin A	63µg	5405µg	594%
Iron	2.7mg	17.92mg	190%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	2.196mg	148%
Cholesterol	84mg	355mg	90%
Selenium	20µg	67.5µg	86%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	4.774mg	74%
Copper	0.227mg	0.634mg	45%
Zinc	1.86mg	6.72mg	44%
Folate	6µg	163µg	39%
Saturated fat	9.67g	1.41g	38%
Fats	28.35g	4.4g	37%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	0.63g	31%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.57mg	30%
Vitamin C	0mg	23.6mg	26%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	8.435mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	1.05g	17%
Protein	18.99g	26.02g	14%
Phosphorus	156mg	241mg	12%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.3mg	12%
Calories	337kcal	165kcal	9%
Choline	50.4mg		9%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.258mg	7%
Vitamin E	0.7mg		5%
Vitamin K	5.1µg		4%
Potassium	204mg	150mg	2%
Carbs	0g	3.76g	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	63kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	3.76g	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU		0%
Magnesium	16mg	14mg	0%
Calcium	11mg	10mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	49mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.708mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.04g	N/A