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Foie gras vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between foie gras and currants?

  • Foie gras is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, iron, copper, and vitamin B5, yet currants are richer in vitamin C.
  • Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 392% higher.

We used Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Currants, red, and white, raw 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.1%
Contains more IronIron +450%
Contains more CopperCopper +273.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +354.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +7233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +55%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

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%
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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +49950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +498%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2410%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1775%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +650%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1950%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +16.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Foie gras Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 9.4µg 0µg 392%
Vitamin A 1001µg 2µg 111%
Selenium 44µg 0.6µg 79%
Fats 43.84g 0.2g 67%
Saturated fat 14.45g 0.017g 66%
Monounsaturated fat 25.61g 0.028g 64%
Iron 5.5mg 1mg 56%
Cholesterol 150mg 0mg 50%
Vitamin C 2mg 41mg 43%
Copper 0.4mg 0.107mg 33%
Sodium 697mg 1mg 30%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 0.064mg 23%
Phosphorus 200mg 44mg 22%
Calories 462kcal 56kcal 20%
Protein 11.4g 1.4g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.299mg 0.05mg 19%
Fiber 0g 4.3g 17%
Vitamin B3 2.51mg 0.1mg 15%
Folate 60µg 8µg 13%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Zinc 0.92mg 0.23mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.84g 0.088g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.088mg 0.04mg 4%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Potassium 138mg 275mg 4%
Calcium 70mg 33mg 4%
Carbs 4.67g 13.8g 3%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.186mg 3%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.07mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 4.67g 9.5g N/A
Magnesium 13mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g 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%

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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +714.3%
Contains more FatsFats +21820%
Contains more OtherOther +369.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +195.5%
Contains more WaterWater +126.6%

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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +91364.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +854.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.9%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.