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

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Significant differences between duck meat and pork shoulder

Duck meat is richer in iron, fats, and copper, while pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, selenium, vitamin D* and zinc.
Pork shoulder covers your daily vitamin B1 needs 49% more than duck meat.
Duck meat has 3 times more copper than pork shoulder. Duck meat has 0.227mg of copper, while pork shoulder has 0.084mg.
Pork shoulder is lower in saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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

Pork shoulder

Contains more IronIron	+157.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+170.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-9.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+72.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+36.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48%
Contains more ZincZinc	+45.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+16.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+27.5%

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

Pork shoulder

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+3050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+268.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+25.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+52.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+1600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+340.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+146.7%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.275mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.767mg	49%
Iron	2.7mg	1.05mg	21%
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	0.74µg	18%
Fats	28.35g	17.99g	16%
Copper	0.227mg	0.084mg	16%
Saturated fat	9.67g	6.24g	16%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.348mg	13%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	8.01g	12%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	1.92g	12%
Selenium	20µg	25.5µg	10%
Vitamin D*	3 IU	70 IU	8%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	1.7µg	8%
Zinc	1.86mg	2.7mg	8%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.719mg	8%
Vitamin A	63µg	2µg	7%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	3.833mg	6%
Calories	337kcal	236kcal	5%
Protein	18.99g	17.18g	4%
Cholesterol	84mg	71mg	4%
Phosphorus	156mg	182mg	4%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	0µg	4%
Potassium	204mg	302mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.19mg	3%
Choline	50.4mg	60.6mg	2%
Vitamin C	0mg	0.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.6	N/A
Magnesium	16mg	18mg	0%
Calcium	11mg	15mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	65mg	0%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.011mg	0%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.275mg	0%
Folate	6µg	5µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.656mg	0%