Turkey meat vs. Duck meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between turkey meat and duck meat?

Turkey meat is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B3, selenium, and phosphorus, yet duck meat is richer in iron, copper, and vitamin B1.
Duck meat's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 38% higher.
Turkey meat has 3 times more vitamin B6 than duck meat. Turkey meat has 0.616mg of vitamin B6, while duck meat has 0.18mg.
Duck meat contains less cholesterol.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this comparison.

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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.

Turkey meat

Duck meat

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+87.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+27.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+17.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+33.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+42.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49%

Contains more IronIron	+147.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+144.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-42.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35.7%

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.

Turkey meat

Duck meat

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+300%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+98.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+242.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+240%
Contains more FolateFolate	+50%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+425%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+286.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+15.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.269mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.18mg	34%
Saturated fat	2.155g	9.67g	34%
Fats	7.39g	28.35g	32%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	4.825mg	30%
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	0.3µg	30%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	12.9g	26%
Iron	1.09mg	2.7mg	20%
Protein	28.55g	18.99g	19%
Selenium	29.8µg	20µg	18%
Copper	0.093mg	0.227mg	15%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.174mg	11%
Phosphorus	223mg	156mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	3.65g	10%
Cholesterol	109mg	84mg	8%
Calories	189kcal	337kcal	7%
Choline	87.4mg	50.4mg	7%
Zinc	2.48mg	1.86mg	6%
Vitamin A	12µg	63µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.07mg	0.7mg	4%
Vitamin K	0µg	5.1µg	4%
Magnesium	30mg	16mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	1.098mg	3%
Vitamin D*	15 IU	3 IU	2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg	0.1µg	2%
Sodium	103mg	59mg	2%
Potassium	239mg	204mg	1%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.269mg	1%
Folate	9µg	6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	5.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	177kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	30g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.7	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	0g	N/A
Carbs	0.06g	0g	0%
Calcium	14mg	11mg	0%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.019mg	0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.232mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.773mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.872mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.465mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	1.486mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.475mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.752mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.938mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.462mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.105g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.014g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	1.841g		N/A