Chicken vs Duck: The Healthier Choice
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Duck meat vs Chicken: Nutrition Comparison
| per 100g | Chicken | Duck |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 114 | 404 |
| Fat | 1.65 g | 39.34 g |
| Protein | 23.2 g | 11.49 g |
| Water | 74.86 g | 48.5 g |
| Calcium | 12 mg | 11 mg |
| Iron | 0.73 mg | 2.4 mg |
| Magnessium | 27 mg | 15 mg |
| Phosphorus | 2.4 mg | 5.5 mg |
| Potassium | 239 mg | 209 mg |
| Sodium | 68 mg | 63 mg |
| Zink | 2.4 mg | 5.5 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.068 mg | 0.197 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.092 mg | 0.21 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 10.604 mg | 3.934 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.54 mg | 0.19 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.004 mg | 0.013 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.22 mg | 0.7 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 0.002 mg | 0.006 mg |
Less Calories in Chicken
At first glance, you can see that in chicken is much less calories than in duck meat.
Chicken has 114 kcal per 100g and duck meat 404 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 254%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in chicken cames from protein and in duck meat from fat.
See tables below to compare chicken with duck meat in details.
Chicken And Duck meat Nutrition Difference
- Calories:
duck meat - 254% more than chicken - Fat:
duck meat - 2284% more than chicken - Protein:
chicken - 102% more than duck meat - Water:
chicken - 54% more than duck meat
More protein in chicken
It is aslo easy to see see that in chicken is more protein than in duck meat.
There is 11.49g per 100g of duck meat and 23.2g per 100g of chicken so using simple math we can see that difference is about 102%.
Less fat in chicken
In chicken is less fats than in duck meat.
The tables above show us that there is 39.34g/100g of fats in duck meat and 1.65g/100g in chicken. In this case difference is about 2284%.
Chicken
114kcal- Calories114
- Fat1.65 g
- Protein23.2 g
- Water74.86 g
100g | ounce | single piece | breast | thigh | leg | wing
Calories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 86% PROTEIN
- 14% FAT
Duck
404kcal- Calories404
- Fat39.34 g
- Protein11.49 g
- Water48.5 g
100g | ounce | single piece | breast | thigh | leg
Calories source
- 0% CARBS
- 11% PROTEIN
- 89% FAT
Vitamins: duck meat vs chicken
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
duck meat - 190% more than chicken - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
duck meat - 128% more than chicken - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
chicken - 170% more than duck meat - Vitaminium B6:
chicken - 184% more than duck meat - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
duck meat - 225% more than chicken - Vitaminium E:
duck meat - 218% more than chicken - Vitaminium K:
duck meat - 200% more than chicken
Minerals: chicken vs duck meat
- Calcium:
chicken - 9% more than duck meat - Iron:
duck meat - 229% more than chicken - Magnessium:
chicken - 80% more than duck meat - Phosphorus:
duck meat - 129% more than chicken - Potassium:
chicken - 14% more than duck meat - Sodium:
chicken - 8% more than duck meat - Zink:
duck meat - 129% more than chicken
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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