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Duck meat vs. Shrimp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between duck meat and shrimp

  • Duck meat is higher in iron, monounsaturated fat, and polyunsaturated fat; however, shrimp is richer in copper, phosphorus, calcium, and magnesium.
  • Duck meat's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 48% higher.
  • Duck meat has 269 times more monounsaturated fat than shrimp. While duck meat has 12.9g of monounsaturated fat, shrimp has only 0.048g.
  • Shrimp has less saturated fat.
  • Duck meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than shrimp (50).

The food types used in this comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Crustaceans, shrimp, cooked (not previously 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 3.3% 18% 101% 76% 51% 67% 7.7% 2.5% 109%
Shrimp
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 28% 21% 23% 19% 126% 45% 102% 14% 4.3% 0%
Contains more IronIron +429.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -46.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +143.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +536.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +27%
Contains more CopperCopper +67%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +73.7%

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 21% 14% 1.5% 44% 62% 90% 66% 42% 38% 13% 4.5% 27%
Shrimp
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Duck meat Shrimp DV% diff.
Saturated fat 9.67g 0.056g 44%
Fats 28.35g 0.28g 43%
Selenium 20µg 36%
Cholesterol 84mg 189mg 35%
Monounsaturated fat 12.9g 0.048g 32%
Vitamin B3 4.825mg 30%
Iron 2.7mg 0.51mg 27%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.65g 0.079g 24%
Vitamin B5 1.098mg 22%
Vitamin B2 0.269mg 21%
Copper 0.227mg 0.379mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.174mg 15%
Vitamin B6 0.18mg 14%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 13%
Calories 337kcal 99kcal 12%
Phosphorus 156mg 237mg 12%
Protein 18.99g 23.98g 10%
Choline 50.4mg 9%
Vitamin A 63µg 7%
Calcium 11mg 70mg 6%
Magnesium 16mg 39mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Vitamin K 5.1µg 4%
Sodium 59mg 111mg 2%
Zinc 1.86mg 1.64mg 2%
Potassium 204mg 259mg 2%
Folate 6µg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 1%
Manganese 0.019mg 0.033mg 1%
Carbs 0g 0.2g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.2g N/A
Vitamin D 3IU 0%
Trans fat 0.002g N/A
Tryptophan 0.232mg 0%
Threonine 0.773mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.872mg 0%
Leucine 1.465mg 0%
Lysine 1.486mg 0%
Methionine 0.475mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.752mg 0%
Valine 0.938mg 0%
Histidine 0.462mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.018g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 28% 52%
Protein: 18.99 g
Fats: 28.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 51.84 g
Other: 0.82 g
Shrimp
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24% 74%
Protein: 23.98 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 0.2 g
Water: 74.33 g
Other: 1.21 g
Contains more FatsFats +10025%
Contains more ProteinProtein +26.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +43.4%
Contains more OtherOther +47.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
37% 49% 14%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.67 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.65 g
Shrimp
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31% 26% 43%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.056 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.048 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.079 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +26775%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4520.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.4%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Duck meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172409/nutrients
  2. Shrimp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175180/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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