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

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

Rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, and selenium, yet duck meat is higher in copper, vitamin B5, vitamin B1, and iron.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 75% more.
Rib eye steak has 3 times more zinc than duck meat. While rib eye steak has 5.91mg of zinc, duck meat has only 1.86mg.

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

Rib eye steak

Duck meat

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%

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

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~156mg

~equal in Sodium ~59mg

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.

Rib eye steak

Duck meat

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

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%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.269mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.825mg

~equal in Folate ~6µg

~equal in Choline ~50.4mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

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