Duck leg
The thigh and drumstick portion of a duck, commonly slow-cooked or preserved in fat.
About Duck leg
A duck leg is the thigh and drumstick portion, with skin, meat and bone unless trimmed or boned. It has dark meat and a richer flavour than a typical poultry breast; the skin and connective tissues soften during slow cooking and can become crisp when roasted.
It is commonly roasted, braised or slowly cooked, and may be preserved in fat as confit. Fresh, frozen, boneless and cured or preserved forms differ in composition and cooking characteristics, so the specific form matters when interpreting the ingredient name.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Cuisse de canard
Duck leg meat with skin
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Duck leg nutrition & diet
Duck leg nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Beef, not further specified
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 154kcal
- Protein
- 22.1g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 7.2g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
A skin-on bone-in leg is not equivalent to boneless meat or cooked, fat-preserved confit. Comparisons should specify whether skin and bone are included and how the leg was prepared.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.2.2.1_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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