Italian sausage vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are Italian sausage and duck meat different?

Italian sausage is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and choline; however, duck meat is richer in copper, iron, and vitamin A.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for Italian sausage is 42% higher.
Italian sausage contains 13 times more sodium than duck meat. While Italian sausage contains 743mg of sodium, duck meat contains only 59mg.
Duck meat has a lower glycemic index (0) than Italian sausage (28).

Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted are the varieties used 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.

Italian sausage

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+49%
Contains more ZincZinc	+28.5%

Contains more IronIron	+88.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+183.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%

~equal in Phosphorus ~156mg

~equal in Selenium ~20µg

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.

Italian sausage

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+258%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+83.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+333.3%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+530%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+180%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+15.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+15.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+50%
Contains more FolateFolate	+20%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	0.3µg	42%
Vitamin B1	0.623mg	0.174mg	37%
Sodium	743mg	59mg	30%
Vitamin B5		1.098mg	22%
Iron	1.43mg	2.7mg	16%
Copper	0.08mg	0.227mg	16%
Vitamin B6	0.33mg	0.18mg	12%
Monounsaturated fat	17.108g	12.9g	11%
Cholesterol	57mg	84mg	9%
Vitamin A	10µg	63µg	6%
Vitamin D*	41 IU	3 IU	5%
Vitamin D	1µg	0.1µg	5%
Zinc	2.39mg	1.86mg	5%
Choline	78.2mg	50.4mg	5%
Selenium	22µg	20µg	4%
Vitamin B3	4.165mg	4.825mg	4%
Potassium	304mg	204mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.25mg	0.7mg	3%
Vitamin B2	0.233mg	0.269mg	3%
Fats	27.31g	28.35g	2%
Phosphorus	170mg	156mg	2%
Saturated fat	10.195g	9.67g	2%
Carbs	4.27g	0g	1%
Calcium	21mg	11mg	1%
Manganese		0.019mg	1%
Vitamin K	3.4µg	5.1µg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.518g	3.65g	1%
Calories	344kcal	337kcal	0%
Protein	19.12g	18.99g	0%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	180kcal	177kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	29g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2	1.7	N/A
Vitamin C	0.1mg	0mg	0%
Net carbs	4.17g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	18mg	16mg	0%
Sugar	1.86g	0g	N/A
Fiber	0.1g	0g	0%
Folate	5µg	6µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	0.792mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.731mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.343mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	1.522mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.486mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.67mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	0.804mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.577mg	0.462mg	0%