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, fats, 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

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each 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%