Yolk vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on differences between yolk and duck meat
- Yolk has more choline, vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin D, folate, phosphorus, and vitamin A; however, duck meat is higher in vitamin B3.
- Yolk covers your daily cholesterol needs 334% more than duck meat.
- Duck meat contains 73 times less vitamin D than yolk. Yolk contains 218IU of vitamin D, while duck meat contains 3IU.
- Duck meat has less cholesterol.
Food varieties used in this article are Egg, yolk, raw, fresh 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 CalciumCalcium | +1072.7% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +23.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +150% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -18.6% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +189.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +180% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +220% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +87.2% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +194.8% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +504.8% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +268.6% |
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +5300% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +96.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +172.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +94.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +550% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +2333.3% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +1527.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +20004.2% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +628.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Cholesterol | 1085mg | 84mg | 334% |
Choline | 820.2mg | 50.4mg | 140% |
Vitamin B12 | 1.95µg | 0.3µg | 69% |
Selenium | 56µg | 20µg | 65% |
Vitamin B5 | 2.99mg | 1.098mg | 38% |
Vitamin A | 381µg | 63µg | 35% |
Folate | 146µg | 6µg | 35% |
Phosphorus | 390mg | 156mg | 33% |
Vitamin B3 | 0.024mg | 4.825mg | 30% |
Vitamin D | 218IU | 3IU | 27% |
Vitamin D | 5.4µg | 0.1µg | 27% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.528mg | 0.269mg | 20% |
Copper | 0.077mg | 0.227mg | 17% |
Vitamin E | 2.58mg | 0.7mg | 13% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.35mg | 0.18mg | 13% |
Calcium | 129mg | 11mg | 12% |
Protein | 15.86g | 18.99g | 6% |
Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 5.1µg | 4% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 4.204g | 3.65g | 4% |
Zinc | 2.3mg | 1.86mg | 4% |
Potassium | 109mg | 204mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 5mg | 16mg | 3% |
Monounsaturated fat | 11.738g | 12.9g | 3% |
Fats | 26.54g | 28.35g | 3% |
Manganese | 0.055mg | 0.019mg | 2% |
Saturated fat | 9.551g | 9.67g | 1% |
Calories | 322kcal | 337kcal | 1% |
Carbs | 3.59g | 0g | 1% |
Net carbs | 3.59g | 0g | N/A |
Iron | 2.73mg | 2.7mg | 0% |
Sugar | 0.56g | 0g | N/A |
Sodium | 48mg | 59mg | 0% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.176mg | 0.174mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.177mg | 0.232mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.687mg | 0.773mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.866mg | 0.872mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.399mg | 1.465mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.217mg | 1.486mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.378mg | 0.475mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.681mg | 0.752mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.949mg | 0.938mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.416mg | 0.462mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.07g | 0% | |
Omega-3 - EPA | 0.011g | 0g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0.114g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +107.3% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +19.7% |
~equal in
Fats
~28.35g
~equal in
Water
~51.84g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +15.2% |
~equal in
Saturated fat
~9.67g
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~12.9g