Duck meat vs. Beef shank — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are duck meat and beef shank different?

Duck meat is richer in fats and vitamin B5, while beef shank is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, protein, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and iron.
Beef shank covers your daily need for vitamin B12 145% more than duck meat.
Duck meat contains 4 times more fats than beef shank. Duck meat contains 28.35g of fats, while beef shank contains 6.36g.
Beef shank is lower in saturated fat.

Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered types were used 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.

Duck meat

Beef shank

Contains more CopperCopper

+32%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+190.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+119.1%
Contains more IronIron	+43%
Contains more ZincZinc	+464%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+68.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+50%

~equal in Sodium ~64mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.02mg

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.

Duck meat

Beef shank

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+24.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+28.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+167.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+105.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1163.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+66.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	3.79µg	145%
Zinc	1.86mg	10.49mg	78%
Fats	28.35g	6.36g	34%
Saturated fat	9.67g	2.29g	34%
Protein	18.99g	33.68g	29%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	2.86g	25%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	0.21g	23%
Selenium	20µg	30µg	18%
Iron	2.7mg	3.86mg	15%
Phosphorus	156mg	263mg	15%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.37mg	15%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.41mg	14%
Choline	50.4mg		9%
Calories	337kcal	201kcal	7%
Potassium	204mg	447mg	7%
Vitamin A	63µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	5.89mg	7%
Copper	0.227mg	0.172mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.7mg		5%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.21mg	5%
Vitamin K	5.1µg		4%
Magnesium	16mg	30mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.14mg	3%
Cholesterol	84mg	78mg	2%
Calcium	11mg	32mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Folate	6µg	10µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	17g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	60kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	50g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.3	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU		0%
Sodium	59mg	64mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.02mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.377mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.471mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.514mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	2.662mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.802mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.862mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	1.315mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.638mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	1.153mg	0%