Duck meat vs. Turkey breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between duck meat and turkey breast

Duck meat is higher in fats, iron, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, and vitamin A; however, turkey breast is richer in vitamin B6 and protein.
Duck meat's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 39% higher.
Duck meat has 32 times more vitamin A than turkey breast. While duck meat has 63µg of vitamin A, turkey breast has only 2µg.
Turkey breast has less saturated fat.

The food types used in this comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Duck meat

Turkey breast

Contains more IronIron	+125%
Contains more CopperCopper	+206.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+18.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+34.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+19.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+12%

~equal in Sodium ~59mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.018mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Duck meat

Turkey breast

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+133.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+76.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+40%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	9.67g	1.91g	35%
Fats	28.35g	7.02g	33%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	2.66g	26%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.48mg	23%
Iron	2.7mg	1.2mg	19%
Copper	0.227mg	0.074mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	1.66g	13%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.115mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.058mg	10%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.621mg	10%
Calories	337kcal	157kcal	9%
Choline	50.4mg		9%
Vitamin A	63µg	2µg	7%
Protein	18.99g	21.89g	6%
Cholesterol	84mg	65mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.7mg		5%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.42µg	5%
Phosphorus	156mg	186mg	4%
Selenium	20µg	22.4µg	4%
Vitamin K	5.1µg		4%
Zinc	1.86mg	1.57mg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	24mg	2%
Potassium	204mg	275mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	5.2mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	72kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	64g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	2.3	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU		0%
Calcium	11mg	13mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	59mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.018mg	0%
Folate	6µg	7µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.242mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	0.957mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.099mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	1.704mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	1.996mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.616mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.857mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.141mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.66mg	0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A