Grouse vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between grouse and duck meat

Grouse has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and phosphorus, while duck meat has more iron, copper, zinc, and vitamin B1.
Grouse covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 108% more than duck meat.
Grouse contains 7 times more vitamin B6 than duck meat. While grouse contains 1.275mg of vitamin B6, duck meat contains only 0.18mg.
The amount of cholesterol in grouse is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Grouse

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+46.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-15.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more IronIron	+365.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+291.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+264.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%

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.

Grouse

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+140.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+608.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+866.7%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1160%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+314.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.7mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.269mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.9µg	0.3µg	108%
Vitamin B6	1.275mg	0.18mg	84%
Saturated fat	0.13g	9.67g	43%
Fats	0.88g	28.35g	42%
Vitamin B3	11.6mg	4.825mg	42%
Selenium		20µg	36%
Monounsaturated fat	0.042g	12.9g	32%
Iron	0.58mg	2.7mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.132g	3.65g	23%
Vitamin B5		1.098mg	22%
Copper	0.058mg	0.227mg	19%
Cholesterol	40mg	84mg	15%
Protein	25.94g	18.99g	14%
Zinc	0.51mg	1.86mg	12%
Calories	112kcal	337kcal	11%
Vitamin B1	0.042mg	0.174mg	11%
Phosphorus	229mg	156mg	10%
Choline		50.4mg	9%
Vitamin A	5µg	63µg	6%
Magnesium	32mg	16mg	4%
Vitamin K		5.1µg	4%
Potassium	311mg	204mg	3%
Folate		6µg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Calcium	5mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.28mg	0.269mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	23g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	43kcal	177kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	89g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.3	1.7	N/A
Vitamin D*		3 IU	0%
Sodium	50mg	59mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.73mg	0.7mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.019mg	0%
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	0.003g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.009g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.008g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.071g		N/A