Beefsteak vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between beefsteak and foie gras?

Beefsteak is richer in vitamin B6, zinc, and vitamin B3, yet foie gras is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, copper, and selenium.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 334% higher.
Beefsteak has 10 times more vitamin B6 than foie gras. Beefsteak has 0.585mg of vitamin B6, while foie gras has 0.06mg.
Beefsteak contains less saturated fat.

We used Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beefsteak

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+146.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+427.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+218.2%
Contains more IronIron	+237.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+447.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+52.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~200mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.

Beefsteak

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+178%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+875%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+113.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+127.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+581.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+650%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.38µg	9.4µg	334%
Vitamin A	0µg	1001µg	111%
Iron	1.63mg	5.5mg	48%
Monounsaturated fat	6.298g	25.61g	48%
Fats	15.11g	43.84g	44%
Vitamin B6	0.585mg	0.06mg	40%
Saturated fat	5.951g	14.45g	39%
Copper	0.073mg	0.4mg	36%
Zinc	4.85mg	0.92mg	36%
Protein	26.72g	11.4g	31%
Sodium	57mg	697mg	28%
Selenium	28.8µg	44µg	28%
Vitamin B3	6.978mg	2.51mg	28%
Cholesterol	79mg	150mg	24%
Choline	101.8mg		19%
Vitamin B5	0.527mg	1.2mg	13%
Folate	8µg	60µg	13%
Vitamin B2	0.14mg	0.299mg	12%
Calories	250kcal	462kcal	11%
Potassium	340mg	138mg	6%
Calcium	22mg	70mg	5%
Manganese	0.009mg	0.12mg	5%
Vitamin E	0.45mg		3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Carbs	0g	4.67g	2%
Magnesium	23mg	13mg	2%
Phosphorus	213mg	200mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.56g	0.84g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.078mg	0.088mg	1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	94kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	40g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4.67g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.173mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	1.054mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.201mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	2.099mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	2.23mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.687mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.042mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	1.309mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.842mg	0.303mg	0%