Duck meat vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between duck meat and pound cake

Duck meat is richer in selenium, copper, vitamin B3, iron, zinc, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, while pound cake is higher in folate.
Duck meat covers your daily selenium needs 27% more than pound cake.
Duck meat has 5 times more copper than pound cake. Duck meat has 0.227mg of copper, while pound cake has 0.042mg.
Pound cake is lower in saturated fat.
Pound cake has a higher glycemic index (54) than duck meat (0).

Specific food types used in this comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.9%
Contains more IronIron	+82.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+440.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+332.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-84.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+300%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+327.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+478.9%

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.

Duck meat

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+198.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+126.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+400%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+200%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11.1%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+700%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+20%
Contains more FolateFolate	+600%
Contains more CholineCholine	+30.2%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.65mg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.173mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.249mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Protein	18.99g	5g	28%
Selenium	20µg	5µg	27%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	3.02g	25%
Fats	28.35g	13.96g	22%
Saturated fat	9.67g	4.811g	22%
Copper	0.227mg	0.042mg	21%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	1.615mg	20%
Carbs	0g	53.64g	18%
Iron	2.7mg	1.48mg	15%
Threonine	0.773mg	153mg	14%
Sodium	59mg	377mg	14%
Zinc	1.86mg	0.43mg	13%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.485mg	12%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.036mg	11%
Folate	6µg	42µg	9%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Cholesterol	84mg	66mg	6%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.8µg	4%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.11mg	4%
Calcium	11mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin D	3IU	34IU	4%
Choline	50.4mg	65.6mg	3%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.36µg	3%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	1.7µg	3%
Phosphorus	156mg	140mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	3.419g	2%
Potassium	204mg	149mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.249mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	8mg	2%
Calories	337kcal	353kcal	1%
Vitamin A	63µg	70µg	1%
Net carbs	0g	53.04g	N/A
Sugar	0g	33.36g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.65mg	0%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.173mg	0%
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A