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Foie gras vs. Olive — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between foie gras and olive

  • Olive has less vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, and copper.
  • Foie gras covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 392% more than olive.

Food varieties used in this article are Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Olives, ripe, canned (small-extra large).

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 26% 0.71% 124% 84% 6% 1.3% 96% 2.6% 4.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +225%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1625%
Contains more IronIron +66.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +59.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +318.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +6566.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +4788.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25.7%
~equal in Sodium ~735mg

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%
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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 3% 6.7% 33% 0% 0.75% 0% 0.69% 0.9% 2.1% 0% 3.5% 0% 5.6%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +4905%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2833.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +6683.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7900%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +566.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Foie gras Olive DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 9.4µg 0µg 392%
Vitamin A 1001µg 20µg 109%
Selenium 44µg 0.9µg 78%
Saturated fat 14.45g 1.415g 59%
Fats 43.84g 10.68g 51%
Cholesterol 150mg 0mg 50%
Monounsaturated fat 25.61g 7.888g 44%
Phosphorus 200mg 3mg 28%
Iron 5.5mg 3.3mg 28%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 0.015mg 24%
Vitamin B2 0.299mg 0mg 23%
Protein 11.4g 0.84g 21%
Calories 462kcal 115kcal 17%
Copper 0.4mg 0.251mg 17%
Vitamin B3 2.51mg 0.037mg 15%
Folate 60µg 0µg 15%
Fiber 0g 3.2g 13%
Vitamin E 1.65mg 11%
Vitamin B1 0.088mg 0.003mg 7%
Zinc 0.92mg 0.22mg 6%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.02mg 4%
Potassium 138mg 8mg 4%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.009mg 4%
Choline 10.3mg 2%
Calcium 70mg 88mg 2%
Magnesium 13mg 4mg 2%
Sodium 697mg 735mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0.9mg 1%
Carbs 4.67g 6.26g 1%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 1%
Net carbs 4.67g 3.06g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 0.84g 0.911g 0%
Tryptophan 0.161mg 0%
Threonine 0.507mg 0.026mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.606mg 0.031mg 0%
Leucine 1.029mg 0.05mg 0%
Lysine 0.863mg 0.032mg 0%
Methionine 0.27mg 0.012mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.567mg 0.029mg 0%
Valine 0.719mg 0.038mg 0%
Histidine 0.303mg 0.023mg 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
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11% 6% 80% 2%
Protein: 0.84 g
Fats: 10.68 g
Carbs: 6.26 g
Water: 79.99 g
Other: 2.23 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1257.1%
Contains more FatsFats +310.5%
Contains more OtherOther +36.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34%
Contains more WaterWater +116%

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
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14% 77% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.415 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.888 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.911 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +224.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.2%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.911g

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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. Olive - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169094/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.