Roast beef vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between roast beef and duck meat

Roast beef has more vitamin B12, vitamin B6, potassium, phosphorus, and zinc, while duck meat has more copper and vitamin B1.
Roast beef covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 73% more than duck meat.
Roast beef contains 14 times more sodium than duck meat. While roast beef contains 853mg of sodium, duck meat contains only 59mg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced 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.

Roast beef

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+25%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+217.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+72%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+55.1%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+120%
Contains more IronIron	+31.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+164%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+36.1%

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.

Roast beef

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+155.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+580%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+2000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+304.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+94%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+218.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%
Contains more CholineCholine	+14.8%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.04µg	0.3µg	73%
Fats	3.69g	28.35g	38%
Saturated fat	1.318g	9.67g	38%
Sodium	853mg	59mg	35%
Monounsaturated fat	1.521g	12.9g	28%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.27g	3.65g	23%
Vitamin B6	0.46mg	0.18mg	22%
Copper	0.086mg	0.227mg	16%
Potassium	647mg	204mg	13%
Zinc	3.2mg	1.86mg	12%
Phosphorus	242mg	156mg	12%
Vitamin B5	0.566mg	1.098mg	11%
Vitamin B1	0.043mg	0.174mg	11%
Calories	115kcal	337kcal	11%
Cholesterol	51mg	84mg	11%
Selenium	14.7µg	20µg	10%
Iron	2.05mg	2.7mg	8%
Vitamin A	3µg	63µg	7%
Vitamin B3	5.581mg	4.825mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.213mg	0.269mg	4%
Vitamin K	1.6µg	5.1µg	3%
Choline	43.9mg	50.4mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.49mg	0.7mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Calcium	5mg	11mg	1%
Magnesium	20mg	16mg	1%
Protein	18.62g	18.99g	1%
Carbs	0.64g	0g	0%
Net carbs	0.64g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D	1IU	3IU	0%
Sugar	0.29g	0g	N/A
Manganese	0.015mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.148g		N/A
Folate	5µg	6µg	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	0.007g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.001g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.017g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.012g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.14g		N/A