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

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How are chicken meat and duck meat different?

Chicken meat is higher in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and selenium; however, duck meat is richer in iron, copper, vitamin B1, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for duck meat is 29% higher.
Chicken meat contains 2 times more vitamin B6 than duck meat. While chicken meat contains 0.4mg of vitamin B6, duck meat contains only 0.18mg.
Chicken meat has less saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used 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.

Chicken meat

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+19.5%

Contains more IronIron	+114.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+243.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-28%

~equal in Potassium ~204mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.86mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

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.

Chicken meat

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+75.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+122.2%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+31.3%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+159.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+176.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+60.1%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+112.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.098mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.79g	9.67g	27%
Fats	13.6g	28.35g	23%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	4.825mg	23%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	12.9g	19%
Iron	1.26mg	2.7mg	18%
Copper	0.066mg	0.227mg	18%
Protein	27.3g	18.99g	17%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.18mg	17%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.174mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	0.269mg	8%
Selenium	23.9µg	20µg	7%
Calories	239kcal	337kcal	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	3.65g	5%
Phosphorus	182mg	156mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.27mg	0.7mg	3%
Choline	65.9mg	50.4mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	16mg	2%
Vitamin A	48µg	63µg	2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg	5.1µg	2%
Cholesterol	88mg	84mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Potassium	223mg	204mg	1%
Zinc	1.94mg	1.86mg	1%
Sodium	82mg	59mg	1%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	1.098mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	177kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.7	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU	3 IU	0%
Calcium	15mg	11mg	0%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.019mg	0%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.3µg	0%
Folate	5µg	6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.462mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A