Duck meat vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between duck meat and pork jowl
- Duck meat has more selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B5, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B6; however, pork jowl is higher in vitamin B12 and vitamin B1.
- Pork jowl covers your daily saturated fat needs 78% more than duck meat.
- Pork jowl contains 13 times less selenium than duck meat. Duck meat contains 20µg of selenium, while pork jowl contains 1.5µg.
- Duck meat has less saturated fat.
Food varieties used in this article are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +433.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +175% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +37.8% |
Contains more IronIron | +542.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +467.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +121.4% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +81.4% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +280% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1233.3% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -57.6% |
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 | +2000% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +141.4% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +14% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +339.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +100% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +500% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +121.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +173.3% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Saturated fat | 9.67g | 25.26g | 71% |
Fats | 28.35g | 69.61g | 63% |
Monounsaturated fat | 12.9g | 32.89g | 50% |
Selenium | 20µg | 1.5µg | 34% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.65g | 8.11g | 30% |
Iron | 2.7mg | 0.42mg | 29% |
Protein | 18.99g | 6.38g | 25% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 0.82µg | 22% |
Copper | 0.227mg | 0.04mg | 21% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.174mg | 0.386mg | 18% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.098mg | 0.25mg | 17% |
Calories | 337kcal | 655kcal | 16% |
Phosphorus | 156mg | 86mg | 10% |
Zinc | 1.86mg | 0.84mg | 9% |
Choline | 50.4mg | 9% | |
Vitamin A | 63µg | 3µg | 7% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.18mg | 0.09mg | 7% |
Vitamin K | 5.1µg | 4% | |
Vitamin B2 | 0.269mg | 0.236mg | 3% |
Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 0.29mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 16mg | 3mg | 3% |
Cholesterol | 84mg | 90mg | 2% |
Vitamin B3 | 4.825mg | 4.535mg | 2% |
Potassium | 204mg | 148mg | 2% |
Calcium | 11mg | 4mg | 1% |
Manganese | 0.019mg | 0.005mg | 1% |
Folate | 6µg | 1µg | 1% |
Sodium | 59mg | 25mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
Vitamin D | 3IU | 0% | |
Tryptophan | 0.232mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.773mg | 0.21mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.872mg | 0.168mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.465mg | 0.446mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.486mg | 0.528mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.475mg | 0.095mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.752mg | 0.239mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.938mg | 0.305mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.462mg | 0.072mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +197.6% |
Contains more WaterWater | +133.6% |
Contains more FatsFats | +145.5% |
Contains more OtherOther | +122% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -61.7% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +155% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +122.2% |