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Foie gras vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between foie gras and butter?

  • Foie gras is richer than butter in vitamin B12, selenium, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2.
  • Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 385% more.
  • Foie gras has 275 times more iron than butter. While foie gras has 5.5mg of iron, butter has only 0.02mg.
  • The amount of sodium in butter is lower.

We used Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Butter, without salt 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 9.3% 21% 12% 206% 133% 25% 86% 91% 16% 240%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +550%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +191.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +475%
Contains more IronIron +27400%
Contains more CopperCopper +2400%
Contains more ZincZinc +922.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +733.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98.4%

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 6.7% 334% 0% 0% 22% 69% 47% 72% 14% 1175% 0% 45% 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 0% 228% 46% 0% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3% 10%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +46.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1660%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +779.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5876.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +990.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +5429.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +1900%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Foie gras Butter DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 9.4µg 0.17µg 385%
Saturated fat 14.45g 50.489g 164%
Selenium 44µg 1µg 78%
Iron 5.5mg 0.02mg 69%
Fats 43.84g 81.11g 57%
Copper 0.4mg 0.016mg 43%
Vitamin A 1001µg 684µg 35%
Sodium 697mg 11mg 30%
Phosphorus 200mg 24mg 25%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 0.11mg 22%
Cholesterol 150mg 215mg 22%
Protein 11.4g 0.85g 21%
Vitamin B2 0.299mg 0.034mg 20%
Vitamin B3 2.51mg 0.042mg 15%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Folate 60µg 3µg 14%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.84g 3.01g 14%
Calories 462kcal 717kcal 13%
Zinc 0.92mg 0.09mg 8%
Vitamin B1 0.088mg 0.005mg 7%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.004mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 25.61g 23.43g 5%
Calcium 70mg 24mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.003mg 4%
Magnesium 13mg 2mg 3%
Potassium 138mg 24mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Carbs 4.67g 0.06g 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Net carbs 4.67g 0.06g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.161mg 0.012mg 0%
Threonine 0.507mg 0.038mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.606mg 0.051mg 0%
Leucine 1.029mg 0.083mg 0%
Lysine 0.863mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.27mg 0.021mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.567mg 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.719mg 0.057mg 0%
Histidine 0.303mg 0.023mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
Butter
Butter
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81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1241.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +7683.3%
Contains more WaterWater +106.5%
Contains more OtherOther +7525%
Contains more FatsFats +85%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 63% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 25.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.84 g
Butter
Butter
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -71.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +258.3%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~23.43g

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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. Foie gras - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171100/nutrients
  2. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.