Duck meat vs. Brisket — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between duck meat and brisket?
- Duck meat is richer in fats, copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1, yet brisket is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, protein, selenium, and choline.
- Brisket's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 76% higher.
- Duck meat has 3 times more vitamin B1 than brisket. Duck meat has 0.174mg of vitamin B1, while brisket has 0.059mg.
- Brisket contains less saturated fat.
We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, braised types in this comparison.
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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.
| Contains more CopperCopper | +127% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +90% |
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +18.8% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +45.5% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +13.7% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +259.7% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +12.2% |
| Contains less SodiumSodium | -18.6% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +35.5% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +37.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +194.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +57.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +18.1% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +93.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +183.3% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +56.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +606.7% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +50% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.3µg | 2.12µg | 76% |
| Zinc | 1.86mg | 6.69mg | 44% |
| Protein | 18.99g | 28.82g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 3.65g | 0.681g | 20% |
| Fats | 28.35g | 18.42g | 15% |
| Copper | 0.227mg | 0.1mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 20µg | 27.1µg | 13% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 12.9g | 7.934g | 12% |
| Vitamin B5 | 1.098mg | 0.568mg | 11% |
| Choline | 50.4mg | 109.8mg | 11% |
| Saturated fat | 9.67g | 7.305g | 11% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.174mg | 0.059mg | 10% |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.269mg | 0.171mg | 8% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.18mg | 0.282mg | 8% |
| Cholesterol | 84mg | 106mg | 7% |
| Vitamin A | 63µg | 0µg | 7% |
| Vitamin B3 | 4.825mg | 4.087mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2.7mg | 2.43mg | 3% |
| Phosphorus | 156mg | 175mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 5.1µg | 1.8µg | 3% |
| Calories | 337kcal | 289kcal | 2% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1µg | 1% | |
| Magnesium | 16mg | 19mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 11mg | 16mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 204mg | 232mg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 0.51mg | 1% |
| Folate | 6µg | 9µg | 1% |
| Protein per 100 calories | 5.6g | 10g | N/A |
| Calories per 10 g protein | 177kcal | 100kcal | N/A |
| Weight per 100 calories | 30g | 35g | N/A |
| Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio | 1.7 | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vitamin D* | 3 IU | 0% | |
| Sodium | 59mg | 48mg | 0% |
| Manganese | 0.019mg | 0.01mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.232mg | 0.181mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 0.773mg | 1.101mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 0.872mg | 1.253mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 1.465mg | 2.192mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 1.486mg | 2.328mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.475mg | 0.717mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 0.752mg | 1.088mg | 0% |
| Valine | 0.938mg | 1.367mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.462mg | 0.879mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +53.9% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +51.8% |
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Water
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +62.6% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +436% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -24.5% |






