Jerky vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between jerky and duck meat
- Jerky has more zinc, phosphorus, iron, folate, and vitamin B12; however, duck meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and selenium.
- Jerky's daily need coverage for sodium is 88% more.
- Jerky contains 22 times more folate than duck meat. Jerky contains 134µg of folate, while duck meat contains 6µg.
- Duck meat contains less sodium.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Snacks, beef jerky, chopped, and formed 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +218.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +81.8% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +192.6% |
Contains more IronIron | +100.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +336% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +160.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +484.2% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -97.2% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +86.9% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +200% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +230% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +2133.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +116.5% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +42.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +13% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +89.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +178.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +573.6% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +121.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 2081mg | 59mg | 88% |
Zinc | 8.11mg | 1.86mg | 57% |
Phosphorus | 407mg | 156mg | 36% |
Iron | 5.42mg | 2.7mg | 34% |
Folate | 134µg | 6µg | 32% |
Vitamin B12 | 0.99µg | 0.3µg | 29% |
Protein | 33.2g | 18.99g | 28% |
Vitamin B3 | 1.732mg | 4.825mg | 19% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.163mg | 1.098mg | 19% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.011g | 3.65g | 18% |
Selenium | 10.7µg | 20µg | 17% |
Potassium | 597mg | 204mg | 12% |
Cholesterol | 48mg | 84mg | 12% |
Choline | 109.1mg | 50.4mg | 11% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.142mg | 0.269mg | 10% |
Magnesium | 51mg | 16mg | 8% |
Fiber | 1.8g | 0g | 7% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 63µg | 7% |
Saturated fat | 10.85g | 9.67g | 5% |
Monounsaturated fat | 11.305g | 12.9g | 4% |
Calories | 410kcal | 337kcal | 4% |
Manganese | 0.111mg | 0.019mg | 4% |
Fats | 25.6g | 28.35g | 4% |
Carbs | 11g | 0g | 4% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.154mg | 0.174mg | 2% |
Vitamin K | 2.3µg | 5.1µg | 2% |
Vitamin D | 11IU | 3IU | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.3µg | 0.1µg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.49mg | 0.7mg | 1% |
Calcium | 20mg | 11mg | 1% |
Net carbs | 9.2g | 0g | N/A |
Sugar | 9g | 0g | N/A |
Copper | 0.227mg | 0.227mg | 0% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.179mg | 0.18mg | 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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +74.8% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +734.1% |
Contains more FatsFats | +10.7% |
Contains more WaterWater | +121.9% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -10.9% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +14.1% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +261% |