Duck vs Pork: All Nutritional Differences
Where is more calories, protein, carbs - what is more healthy?
More Calories in Duck meat
At first glance, you can see that in duck meat is much more calories than in pork.
Duck meat has 404 kcal per 100g and pork 242 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 67%.
In duck meat and in pork most calories came from fat.
See tables below to compare duck meat with pork in details.
Duck meat And Pork Nutrition Difference
Pork vs Duck meat: Vitamins and Minerals Comparison
| per 100g | Duck | Pork |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 404 | 242 |
| Fat | 39.34 g | 13.92 g |
| Protein | 11.49 g | 27.32 g |
| Water | 48.5 g | 57.87 g |
| Calcium | 11 mg | 19 mg |
| Iron | 2.4 mg | 0.87 mg |
| Magnessium | 15 mg | 28 mg |
| Phosphorus | 5.5 mg | 1.3 mg |
| Potassium | 209 mg | 423 mg |
| Sodium | 63 mg | 62 mg |
| Zink | 5.5 mg | 1.3 mg |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.197 mg | 0.877 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.21 mg | 0.321 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 3.934 mg | 5.037 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.19 mg | 0.464 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.013 mg | 0.005 mg |
| Vitaminium C | 2.8 mg | 0.6 mg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.7 mg | 0.29 mg |
Less protein in duck meat
It is aslo easy to see see that in duck meat is less protein than in pork.
There is 27.32g per 100g of pork and 11.49g per 100g of duck meat so using simple math we can see that difference is about 138%.
More fat in duck meat
In duck meat is more fats than in pork.
The tables above show us that there is 13.92g/100g of fats in pork and 39.34g/100g in duck meat. In this case difference is about 183%.
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
Pork
242kcal- Calories242
- Fat13.92 g
- Protein27.32 g
- Water57.87 g
100g | ounce | standard serving size | pork shoulder | pork neck | pork tenderloin | pork chop slice
Calories source
- 0% CARBS
- 47% PROTEIN
- 53% FAT
Vitamins: pork vs duck meat
- Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
pork - 345% more than duck meat - Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
pork - 53% more than duck meat - Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
pork - 28% more than duck meat - Vitaminium B6:
pork - 144% more than duck meat - Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
duck meat - 160% more than pork - Vitaminium C:
duck meat - 367% more than pork - Vitaminium E:
duck meat - 141% more than pork
Minerals: duck meat vs pork
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Marcin Piotrowicz
calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter
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