Foie gras vs. Grouse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between foie gras and grouse

Foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, copper, and calcium; however, grouse is higher in vitamin B6 and vitamin B3.
Foie gras covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 271% more than grouse.
Grouse contains 208 times less vitamin A than foie gras. Foie gras contains 3333 IU of vitamin A, while grouse contains 16 IU.
Grouse has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Ruffed Grouse, breast meat, skinless, raw.

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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

Grouse

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1300%
Contains more IronIron	+848.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+589.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+80.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+146.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+125.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.8%

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

Grouse

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+19920%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+109.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+224.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+362.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+2025%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.28mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	2.9µg	271%
Vitamin A	1001µg	5µg	111%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	1.275mg	93%
Selenium	44µg		80%
Fats	43.84g	0.88g	66%
Saturated fat	14.45g	0.13g	65%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	0.042g	64%
Iron	5.5mg	0.58mg	62%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	11.6mg	57%
Copper	0.4mg	0.058mg	38%
Cholesterol	150mg	40mg	37%
Protein	11.4g	25.94g	29%
Sodium	697mg	50mg	28%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg		24%
Calories	462kcal	112kcal	18%
Folate	60µg		15%
Calcium	70mg	5mg	7%
Magnesium	13mg	32mg	5%
Potassium	138mg	311mg	5%
Vitamin E		0.73mg	5%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.016mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	0.132g	5%
Zinc	0.92mg	0.51mg	4%
Phosphorus	200mg	229mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.042mg	4%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	4.67g	0g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.28mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	23g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	43kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	89g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	1.3	N/A
Net carbs	4.67g	0g	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	0.009g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.071g	N/A