Foie gras vs. Chicken sandwich — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between foie gras and chicken sandwich

Foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, and copper; however, chicken sandwich has more vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and vitamin B1.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for foie gras is 386% higher.
Chicken sandwich has 104 times less vitamin A than foie gras. Foie gras has 3333IU of vitamin A, while chicken sandwich has 32IU.
Chicken sandwich is lower in saturated fat.

Food types used in this article are Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Fast foods, chicken fillet sandwich, plain with pickles.

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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.

Foie gras

Chicken sandwich

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+20.7%
Contains more IronIron	+210.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+497%
Contains more ZincZinc	+50.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+121.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+84.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+77.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+82.5%

~equal in Phosphorus ~185mg

~equal in Sodium ~753mg

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.

Foie gras

Chicken sandwich

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+150%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+33266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+7130.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+27.7%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+161.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+207.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+538.3%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.3mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	0.13µg	386%
Vitamin A	1001µg	3µg	111%
Saturated fat	14.45g	2.123g	56%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	4.481g	53%
Fats	43.84g	11.19g	50%
Iron	5.5mg	1.77mg	47%
Selenium	44µg	19.9µg	44%
Cholesterol	150mg	35mg	38%
Copper	0.4mg	0.067mg	37%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	7.72mg	33%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.383mg	25%
Vitamin E		2.41mg	16%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	3.177g	16%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.23mg	12%
Calories	462kcal	250kcal	11%
Protein	11.4g	16.28g	10%
Vitamin K		8.5µg	7%
Starch		16.5g	7%
Choline		35.3mg	6%
Fiber	0g	1.4g	6%
Carbs	4.67g	20.89g	5%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.219mg	4%
Zinc	0.92mg	0.61mg	3%
Folate	60µg	47µg	3%
Potassium	138mg	245mg	3%
Magnesium	13mg	24mg	3%
Sodium	697mg	753mg	2%
Phosphorus	200mg	185mg	2%
Vitamin D		5IU	1%
Calcium	70mg	58mg	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Fructose		0.97g	1%
Vitamin C	2mg	0.8mg	1%
Net carbs	4.67g	19.49g	N/A
Sugar		3.64g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.3mg	0%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	1.2mg	0%
Trans fat		0.03g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.161mg		0%
Threonine	0.507mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg		0%
Leucine	1.029mg		0%
Lysine	0.863mg		0%
Methionine	0.27mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg		0%
Valine	0.719mg		0%
Histidine	0.303mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.197g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.009g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.006g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.884g	N/A