Goat vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are goat and duck meat different?

Goat is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, vitamin B2, iron, choline, and copper; however, duck meat is richer in selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for duck meat is 44% higher.
Goat contains 4 times more vitamin B12 than duck meat. While goat contains 1.19µg of vitamin B12, duck meat contains only 0.3µg.
Goat has less saturated fat.

Game meat, goat, cooked, roasted and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used in this article.

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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.

Goat

Duck meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+54.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+98.5%
Contains more IronIron	+38.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+33.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+183.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+121.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+69.5%

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.

Goat

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+126.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+296.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+105.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+93.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+22.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+325%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	0.93g	9.67g	40%
Fats	3.03g	28.35g	39%
Vitamin B12	1.19µg	0.3µg	37%
Zinc	5.27mg	1.86mg	31%
Monounsaturated fat	1.36g	12.9g	29%
Vitamin B2	0.61mg	0.269mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.23g	3.65g	23%
Vitamin B5		1.098mg	22%
Protein	27.1g	18.99g	16%
Selenium	11.8µg	20µg	15%
Vitamin B6	0mg	0.18mg	14%
Iron	3.73mg	2.7mg	13%
Calories	143kcal	337kcal	10%
Choline	106.4mg	50.4mg	10%
Copper	0.303mg	0.227mg	8%
Vitamin A	0µg	63µg	7%
Vitamin B1	0.09mg	0.174mg	7%
Potassium	405mg	204mg	6%
Phosphorus	201mg	156mg	6%
Vitamin B3	3.95mg	4.825mg	5%
Magnesium	0mg	16mg	4%
Cholesterol	75mg	84mg	3%
Vitamin K	1.2µg	5.1µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.34mg	0.7mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Calcium	17mg	11mg	1%
Sodium	86mg	59mg	1%
Manganese	0.042mg	0.019mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	19g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	53kcal	177kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	70g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.7	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	3 IU	0%
Folate	5µg	6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.403mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.29mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.371mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	2.258mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	2.016mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.941mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	1.452mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.565mg	0.462mg	0%