Duck meat vs. Lamb shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between duck meat and lamb shoulder?

Duck meat is richer in copper, fats, iron, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1, yet lamb shoulder is richer in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B3, selenium, and protein.
Lamb shoulder's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 94% higher.
Duck meat has 2 times more copper than lamb shoulder. Duck meat has 0.227mg of copper, while lamb shoulder has 0.113mg.

We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Lamb, domestic, shoulder, arm, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted 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

Lamb shoulder

Contains more IronIron	+33%
Contains more CopperCopper	+100.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-9.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+63.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27%
Contains more ZincZinc	+140.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27%

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

Lamb shoulder

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+54.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+38%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+750%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.25mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.55µg	94%
Zinc	1.86mg	4.48mg	24%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	1.61g	14%
Copper	0.227mg	0.113mg	13%
Fats	28.35g	20.24g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	8.3g	12%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	6.66mg	11%
Selenium	20µg	25.4µg	10%
Choline	50.4mg		9%
Iron	2.7mg	2.03mg	8%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.71mg	8%
Protein	18.99g	22.53g	7%
Vitamin A	63µg	0µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.09mg	7%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.12mg	5%
Phosphorus	156mg	183mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.14mg	4%
Vitamin K	5.1µg		4%
Folate	6µg	20µg	4%
Saturated fat	9.67g	8.74g	4%
Calories	337kcal	279kcal	3%
Cholesterol	84mg	92mg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	23mg	2%
Potassium	204mg	259mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Calcium	11mg	18mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.25mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	124kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	36g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.1	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU		0%
Sodium	59mg	65mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.021mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.263mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	0.964mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.087mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	1.753mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	1.99mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.578mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.917mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.216mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.714mg	0%