Duck is a fairly popular product, from which culinary specialists create the incredible taste and beauty of the dish. In the world there are about a hundred species of ducks, but the most common is the domesticated duck, of which we most often prepare lunches and dinners. The breeds are divided into three main types: those that are grown only for the sake of eggs; those that are bred solely for meat, and the mixed species are meat-egg breeds.
Dark meat
Duck meat belongs to the so-called dark species. Calorie duck is quite high, so it is not so often used in the diet of a person who is on a diet or adhering to the principles of proper nutrition. However, it is not recommended to completely exclude duck meat from your diet, as it contains many useful substances that are simply catastrophically necessary for our body.
Useful composition
One hundred grams of domesticated duck contains on average about 78 grams of water, 19 grams of protein, about six grams of fat and one gram of carbohydrates. As you can see, fat is not the main component of duck meat, as it may seem. The main part is a protein that is useful for bones, hair, nails and muscles. And the main question: "How many calories does a duck contain?" Calorie content per 100 grams is 248 kcal (domesticated bird grown for eggs), 360-400 kcal (if it is meat duck) and 124 kcal (wild duck meat, which has less fat and more protein).
Let's analyze the vitamin composition and see how eating duck meat can improve our body:
- Duck meat has the highest vitamin A.
- A complete set of B vitamins, from B1 to B12. Here are vitamins of beauty, and vitamins of health, and vitamins of peace, benefits for the liver, blood-forming system, heart muscle, immunity.
- Vitamins E, D, K support the body of pregnant and young mothers, help to cope with infertility.
In addition, the high calorie content of ducks for weight loss is more than offset by the benefits of calcium, potassium, phosphorus and magnesium, iron and zinc, copper and manganese. These substances are found in large quantities in such meat.
Cooking
Surely, at the mention of this type of meat, you immediately remember a duck baked with apples. This is perhaps the most popular dish. But in fact, the duck can not only be baked in the oven, but also roasted, boiled, stewed, salted and smoked. Very often, birds are stuffed with vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, dried fruits.
Insanely delicious duck meat, if it is cooked in pots. From duck meat, excellent broths, aspic and jelly, pilaf and salads, stews and sausages are also obtained. There are a lot of options. But if you adhere to proper nutrition, then not all dishes will be acceptable for you. Let's try to figure out what calorie duck, what types of processing are best used when dieting.
Baked in the oven
One of the most popular methods for cooking duck meat is roasting in the oven. Baked duck, the calorie content of which is 149-156 kcal, will be an excellent substitute for pork or beef. At the same time, having cooked a whole duck in the oven for dinner, you easily eat yourself and feed your home. Yes, and you can invite a large group of friends to such a hearty meal.
Nutritionists advise the duck to bake, not cook. Despite the fact that boiled meat of other types of domestic animals will be less high-calorie than baked, duck things are somewhat different. Boiled duck will be much fatter and caloric than duck in the oven. The calorie content of boiled duck meat ranges from 178 kcal.
It is important to understand that a baked duck will be less high in calories if it is in the oven in splendid isolation. Calorie duck will increase due to the addition of other ingredients. For example, a Peking duck with vegetables will "weigh" about 250 kcal per hundred grams of a dish. Even the beloved duck, stuffed with apples, is much more nutritious than just duck meat without additives. Always keep this in mind when writing to your food diary.
Roast duck
Of course, among those who are losing weight, there are those who cannot refuse fried meat. If you decide to eat fried dinner, then let it be chicken or turkey. Duck meat, already saturated with fats, in a fried form will be a very high-calorie dish. The average calorie content of a roasted duck is 340 kcal. At the same time, the content of fats (from 6 to 28 grams) and fatty acids in the dish increases significantly. The content in one hundred grams of roasted duck meat cholesterol is about 85 mg.
Nutritionists advise not to deny yourself the pleasure to taste delicious duck meat. Just remember how to cook it in order to get the benefits for the body and not to spoil the figure. By the way, duck meat perfectly saturates and satisfies hunger. It is recommended as a rich dinner, after which there will be no breakdowns and a desire to “throw” something harmful and forbidden into yourself.