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

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What are the differences between chicken thigh and duck meat?

Chicken thigh is higher in protein, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, zinc, and phosphorus, yet duck meat is higher in fats, iron, copper, and vitamin B1.
Duck meat's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 34% more.
Chicken thigh has 2 times more vitamin B6 than duck meat. While chicken thigh has 0.38mg of vitamin B6, duck meat has only 0.18mg.
The amount of saturated fat in chicken thigh is lower.

We used Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried 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 thigh

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+18.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27%
Contains more ZincZinc	+50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+27.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+42.1%

Contains more IronIron	+84.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+152.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.9%

~equal in Selenium ~20µg

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 thigh

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+17%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+111.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+97.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.269mg

~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0.3µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	2.78g	9.67g	31%
Fats	10.3g	28.35g	28%
Monounsaturated fat	3.82g	12.9g	23%
Protein	28.18g	18.99g	18%
Iron	1.46mg	2.7mg	16%
Copper	0.09mg	0.227mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.38mg	0.18mg	15%
Vitamin B3	7.12mg	4.825mg	14%
Choline		50.4mg	9%
Zinc	2.79mg	1.86mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.43g	3.65g	8%
Vitamin A		63µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.174mg	7%
Calories	218kcal	337kcal	6%
Cholesterol	102mg	84mg	6%
Phosphorus	199mg	156mg	6%
Vitamin E		0.7mg	5%
Vitamin B5	1.285mg	1.098mg	4%
Vitamin K		5.1µg	4%
Magnesium	26mg	16mg	2%
Potassium	259mg	204mg	2%
Sodium	95mg	59mg	2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU	3 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0.1µg	1%
Selenium	20.5µg	20µg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.255mg	0.269mg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.33µg	0.3µg	1%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	77kcal	177kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	46g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	1.18g	0g	N/A
Carbs	1.18g	0g	0%
Calcium	13mg	11mg	0%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.329mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.188mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.486mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	2.115mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	2.384mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.778mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.121mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	1.397mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.874mg	0.462mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.05g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.03g	0g	N/A