Duck meat vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between duck meat and rib eye steak?

Duck meat is higher in copper, vitamin B5, fats, vitamin B1, and vitamin A, yet rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, and protein.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 75% more.
Duck meat has 8 times more vitamin A than rib eye steak. While duck meat has 63µg of vitamin A, rib eye steak has only 8µg.

We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types in this article.

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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

Rib eye steak

Contains more IronIron	+20.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+183.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+37.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+27.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+217.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+321.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+48.5%

~equal in Calcium ~11mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~152mg

~equal in Sodium ~54mg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+687.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+600%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+145.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+104.9%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+218.8%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+165%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+600%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.287mg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~4.908mg

~equal in Folate ~6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.1µg	75%
Zinc	1.86mg	5.91mg	37%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.477mg	23%
Selenium	20µg	29.7µg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	1.027g	17%
Copper	0.227mg	0.08mg	16%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	0.536mg	11%
Fats	28.35g	21.81g	10%
Protein	18.99g	23.69g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.071mg	9%
Iron	2.7mg	2.24mg	6%
Vitamin A	63µg	8µg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	10.519g	6%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.1mg	4%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.7g	4%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.08mg	3%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	1.6µg	3%
Calories	337kcal	291kcal	2%
Potassium	204mg	260mg	2%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.038g	2%
Cholesterol	84mg	80mg	1%
Vitamin D*	3 IU	7 IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.2µg	1%
Magnesium	16mg	22mg	1%
Phosphorus	156mg	152mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.287mg	1%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	4.908mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	8.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	123kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.2	N/A
Calcium	11mg	11mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	54mg	0%
Folate	6µg	6µg	0%
Trans fat		1.478g	N/A
Choline	50.4mg	48.8mg	0%
Saturated fat	9.67g	9.684g	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.005g	N/A