Duck meat vs. Pork spare ribs — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are duck meat and pork spare ribs different?

Duck meat is richer in iron, copper, and vitamin B5, while pork spare ribs are higher in vitamin B6, vitamin D, vitamin B1, and zinc.
Pork spare ribs cover your daily need for vitamin B6, 30% more than duck meat.
Duck meat contains 3 times more iron than pork spare ribs. Duck meat contains 2.7mg of iron, while pork spare ribs contain 0.91mg.
Pork spare ribs are lower in saturated fat.

Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, spareribs, separable lean, and fat, raw types were used in this article.

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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

Pork spare ribs

Contains more IronIron	+196.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+183.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-27.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+90%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+18.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+34.4%

~equal in Magnesium ~16mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~141mg

~equal in Selenium ~22µg

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

Pork spare ribs

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+89.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+75.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+2200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+218.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+26.7%
Contains more CholineCholine	+18.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.251mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.662mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.574mg	30%
Iron	2.7mg	0.91mg	22%
Copper	0.227mg	0.08mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.319mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	8.542g	11%
Vitamin D	3IU	91IU	11%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	2.3µg	11%
Saturated fat	9.67g	7.529g	10%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.625mg	9%
Fats	28.35g	23.4g	8%
Protein	18.99g	15.47g	7%
Vitamin A	63µg	0µg	7%
Zinc	1.86mg	2.5mg	6%
Selenium	20µg	22µg	4%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	0µg	4%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.38µg	3%
Calories	337kcal	277kcal	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	3.953g	2%
Phosphorus	156mg	141mg	2%
Folate	6µg	0µg	2%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.37mg	2%
Choline	50.4mg	59.7mg	2%
Cholesterol	84mg	80mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.251mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	4.662mg	1%
Sodium	59mg	81mg	1%
Potassium	204mg	242mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	16mg	0%
Calcium	11mg	15mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.01mg	0%
Trans fat		0.222g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.163mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	0.695mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	0.761mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	1.318mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	1.435mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.426mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.65mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	0.809mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.668mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA		0.081g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.079g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		3.146g	N/A