Duck meat vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between duck meat and steak?

Duck meat is higher in copper, fats, vitamin B1, and vitamin A, yet steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B6, selenium, and protein.
Steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 79% more.
Duck meat has 9 times more vitamin A than steak. While duck meat has 63µg of vitamin A, steak has only 7µg.
The amount of saturated fat in steak is lower.

We used Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" 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

Steak

Contains more IronIron	+12.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+167.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+43.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+36.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+240.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+59%

~equal in Calcium ~12mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~163mg

~equal in Sodium ~58mg

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

Steak

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+800%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+135.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+218.8%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+177.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+633.3%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~0.1µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~5.149mg

~equal in Folate ~6µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	2.2µg	79%
Zinc	1.86mg	6.34mg	41%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.5mg	25%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg		22%
Selenium	20µg	31.8µg	21%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	0.896g	18%
Copper	0.227mg	0.085mg	16%
Fats	28.35g	19.02g	14%
Protein	18.99g	24.85g	12%
Choline	50.4mg		9%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	9.171g	9%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.074mg	8%
Vitamin A	63µg	7µg	6%
Saturated fat	9.67g	8.443g	6%
Vitamin E	0.7mg		5%
Iron	2.7mg	2.4mg	4%
Calories	337kcal	271kcal	3%
Vitamin K	5.1µg	1.6µg	3%
Cholesterol	84mg	78mg	2%
Magnesium	16mg	23mg	2%
Potassium	204mg	279mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.301mg	2%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	5.149mg	2%
Phosphorus	156mg	163mg	1%
Manganese	0.019mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	9.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	109kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	37g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.2	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU	6 IU	0%
Vitamin D	0.1µg	0.1µg	0%
Calcium	11mg	12mg	0%
Sodium	59mg	58mg	0%
Folate	6µg	6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	1.157mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	2.142mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	2.38mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.672mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.997mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	1.242mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.931mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.013g	N/A