Chicken liver vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken liver and duck meat?

Chicken liver is richer than duck meat in vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, selenium, and vitamin B6.
Chicken liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 678% more.
Chicken liver has 98 times more folate than duck meat. While chicken liver has 588µg of folate, duck meat has only 6µg.
The amount of cholesterol in duck meat is lower.

We used Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken liver

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+18.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+12.7%
Contains more IronIron	+233%
Contains more CopperCopper	+116.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+43.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+90.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1242.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+173%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-16.9%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken liver

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+5131.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+75.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+561%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+101.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+467.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+373.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+5426.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+9700%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.7mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	16.58µg	0.3µg	678%
Vitamin A	3296µg	63µg	359%
Folate	588µg	6µg	146%
Vitamin B2	1.778mg	0.269mg	116%
Vitamin B5	6.233mg	1.098mg	103%
Cholesterol	345mg	84mg	87%
Iron	8.99mg	2.7mg	79%
Selenium	54.6µg	20µg	63%
Vitamin B6	0.853mg	0.18mg	52%
Saturated fat	1.563g	9.67g	37%
Fats	4.83g	28.35g	36%
Vitamin B3	9.728mg	4.825mg	31%
Copper	0.492mg	0.227mg	29%
Monounsaturated fat	1.249g	12.9g	29%
Choline	194.4mg	50.4mg	26%
Vitamin C	17.9mg	0mg	20%
Phosphorus	297mg	156mg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.306g	3.65g	16%
Calories	119kcal	337kcal	11%
Vitamin B1	0.305mg	0.174mg	11%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.019mg	10%
Zinc	2.67mg	1.86mg	7%
Protein	16.92g	18.99g	4%
Vitamin K	0µg	5.1µg	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.475g		3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	19mg	16mg	1%
Potassium	230mg	204mg	1%
Sodium	71mg	59mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	70kcal	177kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	84g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	0.73g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.73g	0g	0%
Vitamin D*	0 IU	3 IU	0%
Calcium	8mg	11mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.7mg	0%
Trans fat	0.065g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.176mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.725mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.512mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	1.332mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.432mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.824mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	0.998mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.507mg	0.462mg	0%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.006g		0%
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.006g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.005g		N/A