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

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What are the main differences between duck meat and ground turkey?

Duck meat is richer in fats and iron, yet ground turkey is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, protein, phosphorus, and zinc.
Ground turkey's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 43% higher.
Duck meat has 4 times more saturated fat than ground turkey. Duck meat has 9.67g of saturated fat, while ground turkey has 2.669g.

We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Ground turkey, cooked 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.

Duck meat

Ground turkey

Contains more IronIron	+77.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+50.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-24.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+154.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+44.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+67.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+62.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+55.5%

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.

Duck meat

Ground turkey

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+162.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+536.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+126%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+27.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+80.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+251.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+346.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+16.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.193mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	1.34µg	43%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.633mg	35%
Saturated fat	9.67g	2.669g	32%
Fats	28.35g	10.4g	28%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	8.724mg	24%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	3.458g	24%
Selenium	20µg	31.1µg	20%
Protein	18.99g	27.37g	17%
Iron	2.7mg	1.52mg	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		2.508g	15%
Phosphorus	156mg	254mg	14%
Zinc	1.86mg	3.11mg	11%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.136g	9%
Copper	0.227mg	0.151mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.077mg	8%
Calories	337kcal	203kcal	7%
Choline	50.4mg	78.2mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	2.917g	5%
Vitamin A	63µg	24µg	4%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.11mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.211mg	4%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	0µg	4%
Cholesterol	84mg	93mg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	30mg	3%
Potassium	204mg	294mg	3%
Calcium	11mg	28mg	2%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	1.193mg	2%
Vitamin D*	3 IU	8 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.2µg	1%
Sodium	59mg	78mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	13g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	74kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	49g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	2.4	N/A
Manganese	0.019mg	0.011mg	0%
Folate	6µg	7µg	0%
Trans fat		0.134g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.312mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.258mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.227mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	2.262mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.452mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.806mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	1.068mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.27mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.811mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.019g	N/A