Duck meat vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between duck meat and rib eye steak?

Duck meat is higher in copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and iron, yet rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, and selenium.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 75% more.
Duck meat has 7 times more vitamin E than rib eye steak. While duck meat has 0.7mg of vitamin E, rib eye steak has only 0.1mg.

We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types 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

Rib eye steak

Contains more IronIron	+20.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+183.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+217.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+321.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.5%

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+687.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+145.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+104.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+218.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+165%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+600%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.287mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.908mg

~equal in Folate ~6µg

~equal in Choline ~48.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.1µg	75%
Zinc	1.86mg	5.91mg	37%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.477mg	23%
Selenium	20µg	29.7µg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	1.027g	17%
Copper	0.227mg	0.08mg	16%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.536mg	11%
Fats	28.35g	21.81g	10%
Protein	18.99g	23.69g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.071mg	9%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	10.519g	6%
Iron	2.7mg	2.24mg	6%
Vitamin A	63µg	8µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.1mg	4%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	1.6µg	3%
Calories	337kcal	291kcal	2%
Potassium	204mg	260mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.2µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.287mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	4.908mg	1%
Phosphorus	156mg	152mg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	22mg	1%
Vitamin D	3IU	7IU	1%
Cholesterol	84mg	80mg	1%
Calcium	11mg	11mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	54mg	0%
Folate	6µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Choline	50.4mg	48.8mg	0%
Saturated fat	9.67g	9.684g	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.7g	N/A