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Beer vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between beer and foie gras

  • Beer has less vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin A, copper, phosphorus, and vitamin B5.
  • Foie gras covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 391% more than beer.
  • Beer has less sodium.

Food varieties used in this article are Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked.

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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.
Beer
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 21% 12% 206% 133% 25% 86% 91% 16% 240%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1650%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +411.1%
Contains more IronIron +27400%
Contains more CopperCopper +7900%
Contains more ZincZinc +9100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1328.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7233.3%

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.
Beer
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.7% 334% 0% 0% 22% 69% 47% 72% 14% 1175% 0% 45% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1096%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +389.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2826.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +30.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +46900%
Contains more FolateFolate +900%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beer Foie gras DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.02µg 9.4µg 391%
Vitamin A 0µg 1001µg 111%
Selenium 0.6µg 44µg 79%
Iron 0.02mg 5.5mg 69%
Fats 0g 43.84g 67%
Saturated fat 0g 14.45g 66%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 25.61g 64%
Cholesterol 0mg 150mg 50%
Copper 0.005mg 0.4mg 44%
Sodium 4mg 697mg 30%
Phosphorus 14mg 200mg 27%
Vitamin B5 0.041mg 1.2mg 23%
Protein 0.46g 11.4g 22%
Calories 43kcal 462kcal 21%
Vitamin B2 0.025mg 0.299mg 21%
Folate 6µg 60µg 14%
Vitamin B3 0.513mg 2.51mg 12%
Zinc 0.01mg 0.92mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.088mg 7%
Calcium 4mg 70mg 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 0.84g 6%
Manganese 0.008mg 0.12mg 5%
Potassium 27mg 138mg 3%
Vitamin C 0mg 2mg 2%
Magnesium 6mg 13mg 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.046mg 0.06mg 1%
Net carbs 3.55g 4.67g N/A
Carbs 3.55g 4.67g 0%
Tryptophan 0mg 0.161mg 0%
Threonine 0mg 0.507mg 0%
Isoleucine 0mg 0.606mg 0%
Leucine 0mg 1.029mg 0%
Lysine 0mg 0.863mg 0%
Methionine 0mg 0.27mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0mg 0.567mg 0%
Valine 0mg 0.719mg 0%
Histidine 0mg 0.303mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Beer
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4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
11% 44% 5% 37% 3%
Protein: 11.4 g
Fats: 43.84 g
Carbs: 4.67 g
Water: 37.04 g
Other: 3.05 g
Contains more WaterWater +148.3%
Contains more OtherOther +32.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2378.3%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +31.5%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/nutrients
  2. Foie gras - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171100/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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