Duck meat vs. Ground chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Summary of differences between duck meat and ground chicken

Duck meat has more fats, iron, copper, and selenium, while ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, potassium, phosphorus, and protein.
Duck meat covers your daily need for saturated fat 33% more than ground chicken.
Duck meat contains 4 times more copper than ground chicken. While duck meat contains 0.227mg of copper, ground chicken contains only 0.062mg.
The amount of saturated fat in ground chicken is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned.

Infographic

Infographic link

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

Ground chicken

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains more IronIron	+190.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+266.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+231.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%

~equal in Zinc ~1.92mg

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

Ground chicken

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+79.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+142.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+198.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+70%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	9.67g	3.11g	30%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.538mg	28%
Fats	28.35g	10.92g	27%
Iron	2.7mg	0.93mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	4.879g	20%
Copper	0.227mg	0.062mg	18%
Potassium	204mg	677mg	14%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	7.107mg	14%
Phosphorus	156mg	234mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.787g	11%
Selenium	20µg	14.3µg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	2.08g	10%
Protein	18.99g	23.28g	9%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.51µg	9%
Cholesterol	84mg	107mg	8%
Calories	337kcal	189kcal	7%
Vitamin A	63µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	1.327mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.081g	5%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.121mg	4%
Magnesium	16mg	28mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.302mg	3%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	2.1µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.39mg	2%
Choline	50.4mg	59mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Zinc	1.86mg	1.92mg	1%
Sodium	59mg	75mg	1%
Folate	6µg	2µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	12g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	81kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	2.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU		0%
Calcium	11mg	8mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.016mg	0%
Trans fat		0.087g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.196mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	0.97mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.06mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	1.816mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.014mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.596mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.912mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.102mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.706mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.031g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.016g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.02g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.015g	N/A