Foie gras vs. Hamburger — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between foie gras and hamburgers

Foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, copper, iron, and vitamin B5; however, hamburgers are richer in vitamin B3 and zinc.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 332% more.
Hamburgers contain less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Fast foods, hamburger; double, regular, patty; plain.

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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

Hamburger

Contains more IronIron	+91%
Contains more CopperCopper	+339.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+∞%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+45.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+63.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+212%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+80.8%

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

Hamburger

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+287.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+552.8%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+146.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+238.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~56µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	1.44µg	332%
Vitamin A	1001µg	0µg	111%
Selenium	44µg		80%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	5.495g	50%
Fats	43.84g	14.36g	45%
Saturated fat	14.45g	5.096g	43%
Cholesterol	150mg	47mg	34%
Copper	0.4mg	0.091mg	34%
Iron	5.5mg	2.88mg	33%
Zinc	0.92mg	2.87mg	18%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	5.365mg	18%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.31mg	18%
Sodium	697mg	414mg	12%
Protein	11.4g	17.08g	11%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.217mg	11%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.203mg	11%
Phosphorus	200mg	136mg	9%
Calories	462kcal	295kcal	8%
Carbs	4.67g	24.1g	6%
Fiber	0g	0.9g	4%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.217mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.25mg	4%
Calcium	70mg	102mg	3%
Potassium	138mg	226mg	3%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	0.38g	3%
Fructose		2.03g	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Magnesium	13mg	20mg	2%
Folate	60µg	56µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	5.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	173kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	4.67g	23.2g	N/A
Sugar		4.15g	N/A
Trans fat		0.814g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.206mg	0%
Threonine	0.507mg	0.666mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg	0.716mg	0%
Leucine	1.029mg	1.319mg	0%
Lysine	0.863mg	1.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.27mg	0.37mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg	0.677mg	0%
Valine	0.719mg	0.823mg	0%
Histidine	0.303mg	0.505mg	0%