Duck meat vs. Ostrich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between duck meat and ostrich?

Duck meat is richer in copper, yet ostrich is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin B6, zinc, vitamin B3, and phosphorus.
Ostrich's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 248% higher.
Duck meat has 10 times more saturated fat than ostrich. Duck meat has 9.67g of saturated fat, while ostrich has 1g.

We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Duck meat

Ostrich

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+83.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+49.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-26.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+56.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+77.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+160.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+87.5%

~equal in Iron ~2.79mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.019mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Duck meat

Ostrich

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+204.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+33.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+48%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+202.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1983.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+150%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.292mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	6.25µg	248%
Fats	28.35g	2.57g	40%
Saturated fat	9.67g	1g	39%
Selenium	20µg	37.5µg	32%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	0.97g	30%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.545mg	28%
Zinc	1.86mg	4.85mg	27%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	0.44g	21%
Protein	18.99g	28.49g	19%
Phosphorus	156mg	251mg	14%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	7.143mg	14%
Calories	337kcal	145kcal	10%
Choline	50.4mg		9%
Copper	0.227mg	0.152mg	8%
Vitamin A	63µg	0µg	7%
Potassium	204mg	362mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.232mg	5%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	1.318mg	4%
Vitamin K	5.1µg		4%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.23mg	3%
Magnesium	16mg	25mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.292mg	2%
Folate	6µg	15µg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Calcium	11mg	6mg	1%
Iron	2.7mg	2.79mg	1%
Sodium	59mg	80mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	20g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	51kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	69g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.4	N/A
Cholesterol	84mg	85mg	0%
Vitamin D*	3 IU		0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.019mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.254mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.25mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.354mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	2.315mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.516mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.796mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	1.176mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.407mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.716mg	0%