Patient's question:
There are no more free-range chicken eggs at home now, but there are free-range duck eggs. I wonder if it's okay to give the child one steamed free-range duck egg every day? Are their nutritional values the same? The elders at home also say that duck eggs are more nutritious than chicken eggs. Is that really true?Doctor's answer:
Duck eggs are equally nutritious as chicken eggs and each has its own advantages, making them suitable for children to eat daily. The protein content in duck eggs is the same as that in chicken eggs, and sometimes it can even be slightly higher. Duck eggs contain more fat than chicken eggs, but the total amount of various minerals in duck eggs is much lower than in chicken eggs, especially iron and calcium. Generally speaking, the amounts of several important vitamins in duck eggs are similar to those in chicken eggs. However, duck eggs contain more vitamin B2 than chicken eggs.