Quack Into Health Benefits of Duck Meat

Did you know duck meat can be healthier than chicken? By preparing duck in specific ways and using Duck Fat as a replacement for other animal fats, duck meat can not only improve the taste of your dish, but it provides health benefits that other proteins are not able to.

While duck has many general health benefits, Duck Bacon, skinless Duck Breast and Duck Fat excel in being good alternatives to other poultry if you are looking for healthier options. Whether it be for a diet, a new routine, or finding alternative ingredients due changes in your health, duck is the perfect alternative that bridges the gap between poultry and red meat.

When you think of healthy food, your mind most likely goes to salads, veggies, and whole grain, sometimes blander foods but what if you could have French Fries, fried in something healthier. Duck Fat Fries and Duck Fat Sweet Potato Fries are enhanced with the umami flavor from the Duck Fat. Not only does duck fat give a great boosted taste to regular old fries but it contains healthy monounsaturated fats, vitamin E and oleic acid. If you are looking for something nutritionally alike to Olive Oil, duck fat is the animal fat most similar to it. The next time you prepare duck, make sure to keep the rendered fat as an ingredient in the kitchen. If you do not need to use in the near future, freeze it for later use!

One of the best things about our All Natural Boneless Duck Breast is how versatile it is. Having a significantly lower calorie count than most other proteins, without the skin, skinless duck breast is lower calories, on average, than turkey and chicken breast. It is high in iron and is a great source for essential nutrients such as niacin and selenium. As duck meat is poultry, the texture and taste is much more similar to red meats much like beef and pork.

Products of pork, like bacon are 57% higher in fat than Duck Bacon. The fat that is rendered off of Duck Bacon contains healthy monounsaturated fat. These fats help lower LDL cholesterol and are healthier for your heart than pork bacon’s fat.

Healthy doesn’t always mean green and tasteless. Check out these tasty recipes that are made healthier just by using duck in the kitchen!