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Chocolate vs. Pâté — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chocolate and pâté?

  • Chocolate is higher in copper, manganese, magnesium, and iron, yet pâté is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, and vitamin B2.
  • Pâté's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 124% more.
  • Chocolate has 12 times more manganese than pâté. While chocolate has 1.419mg of manganese, pâté has only 0.12mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in pâté is lower.

We used Chocolate, dark, 45- 59% cacao solids and Pate, liver, not specified, canned types in this article.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 104% 17% 49% 301% 343% 55% 88% 3.1% 185% 16%
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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% 78% 86% 91% 16% 227%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1023.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +305.1%
Contains more IronIron +45.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +157%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1082.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more ZincZinc +41.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1286.7%
~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.
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% 0.67% 11% 0% 6.3% 12% 14% 18% 9.7% 29% 20% 0% 0%
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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 6.7% 330% 0% 0% 7.5% 138% 62% 72% 14% 400% 0% 45% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +49450%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +355.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +304%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1291.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chocolate Pâté DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.23µg 3.2µg 124%
Vitamin A 2µg 991µg 110%
Cholesterol 8mg 255mg 82%
Selenium 3µg 41.6µg 70%
Copper 1.028mg 0.4mg 70%
Manganese 1.419mg 0.12mg 56%
Vitamin B2 0.05mg 0.6mg 42%
Saturated fat 18.519g 9.57g 41%
Iron 8.02mg 5.5mg 32%
Magnesium 146mg 13mg 32%
Sodium 24mg 697mg 29%
Fiber 7g 0g 28%
Carbs 61.17g 1.5g 20%
Protein 4.88g 14.2g 19%
Vitamin B5 0.297mg 1.2mg 18%
Vitamin B3 0.725mg 3.3mg 16%
Folate 60µg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.092g 3.16g 14%
Potassium 559mg 138mg 12%
Caffeine 43mg 0mg 11%
Calories 546kcal 319kcal 11%
Zinc 2.01mg 2.85mg 8%
Vitamin K 8.1µg 7%
Monounsaturated fat 9.54g 12.36g 7%
Fats 31.28g 28g 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Phosphorus 206mg 200mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.042mg 0.06mg 1%
Calcium 56mg 70mg 1%
Net carbs 54.17g 1.5g N/A
Sugar 47.9g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.025mg 0.03mg 0%
Trans fat 0.112g N/A
Tryptophan 0.157mg 0%
Threonine 0.568mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.554mg 0%
Leucine 1.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.838mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.582mg 0%
Valine 0.768mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.085g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.947g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
5% 31% 61% 2%
Protein: 4.88 g
Fats: 31.28 g
Carbs: 61.17 g
Water: 0.97 g
Other: 1.7 g
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14% 28% 54% 2%
Protein: 14.2 g
Fats: 28 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 53.9 g
Other: 2.4 g
Contains more FatsFats +11.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +3978%
Contains more ProteinProtein +191%
Contains more WaterWater +5456.7%
Contains more OtherOther +41.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
64% 33% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.519 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.54 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.092 g
Pâté
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38% 49% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.57 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.16 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -48.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +29.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +189.4%

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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. Chocolate - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170271/nutrients
  2. Pâté - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172930/nutrients

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

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.