Ground chicken vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between ground chicken and duck meat

Ground chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin B3, potassium, phosphorus, and protein, while duck meat has more fats, iron, copper, and selenium.
Duck meat covers your daily need for saturated fat 33% more than ground chicken.
Ground chicken contains 3 times more potassium than duck meat. While ground chicken contains 677mg of potassium, duck meat contains only 204mg.
The amount of saturated fat in ground chicken is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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.

Ground chicken

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+231.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.5%
Contains more IronIron	+190.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+266.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+18.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+39.9%

~equal in Zinc ~1.86mg

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.

Ground chicken

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+12.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+47.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+20.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+198.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+70%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+79.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+43.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+142.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+200%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	3.11g	9.67g	30%
Vitamin B6	0.538mg	0.18mg	28%
Fats	10.92g	28.35g	27%
Iron	0.93mg	2.7mg	22%
Monounsaturated fat	4.879g	12.9g	20%
Copper	0.062mg	0.227mg	18%
Potassium	677mg	204mg	14%
Vitamin B3	7.107mg	4.825mg	14%
Phosphorus	234mg	156mg	11%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.787g		11%
Selenium	14.3µg	20µg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.08g	3.65g	10%
Protein	23.28g	18.99g	9%
Vitamin B12	0.51µg	0.3µg	9%
Cholesterol	107mg	84mg	8%
Calories	189kcal	337kcal	7%
Vitamin A	0µg	63µg	7%
Vitamin B5	1.327mg	1.098mg	5%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.081g		5%
Vitamin B1	0.121mg	0.174mg	4%
Magnesium	28mg	16mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.302mg	0.269mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.1µg	5.1µg	3%
Vitamin E	0.39mg	0.7mg	2%
Choline	59mg	50.4mg	2%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Zinc	1.92mg	1.86mg	1%
Sodium	75mg	59mg	1%
Folate	2µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	12g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	81kcal	177kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.7	N/A
Vitamin D*		3 IU	0%
Calcium	8mg	11mg	0%
Manganese	0.016mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.087g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.196mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.97mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.06mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.816mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	2.014mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.596mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.912mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	1.102mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.706mg	0.462mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.031g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.016g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.02g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.015g		N/A