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Foie gras vs. Pita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between foie gras and pita

  • Foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, copper, vitamin B5, and vitamin B2; however, pita is higher in manganese and vitamin B1.
  • Foie gras covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 392% more than pita.
  • Pita has less cholesterol.

Food varieties used in this article are Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Bread, pita, white, unenriched.

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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 19% 26% 11% 53% 56% 23% 42% 70% 63% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15%
Contains more IronIron +292.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +138.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +22.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -23.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +300.8%
~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 67% 22% 40% 24% 7.8% 0% 0% 18% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +208.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +202.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +76.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +203.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Foie gras Pita DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 9.4µg 0µg 392%
Vitamin A 1001µg 0µg 111%
Selenium 44µg 80%
Fats 43.84g 1.2g 66%
Saturated fat 14.45g 0.166g 65%
Monounsaturated fat 25.61g 0.105g 64%
Iron 5.5mg 1.4mg 51%
Cholesterol 150mg 0mg 50%
Copper 0.4mg 0.168mg 26%
Carbs 4.67g 55.7g 17%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 0.397mg 16%
Vitamin B2 0.299mg 0.097mg 16%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.481mg 16%
Vitamin B1 0.088mg 0.267mg 15%
Phosphorus 200mg 97mg 15%
Folate 60µg 24µg 9%
Calories 462kcal 275kcal 9%
Fiber 0g 2.2g 9%
Sodium 697mg 536mg 7%
Protein 11.4g 9.1g 5%
Magnesium 13mg 26mg 3%
Calcium 70mg 86mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.84g 0.535g 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.034mg 2%
Vitamin B3 2.51mg 2.142mg 2%
Potassium 138mg 120mg 1%
Zinc 0.92mg 0.84mg 1%
Net carbs 4.67g 53.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.161mg 0.105mg 0%
Threonine 0.507mg 0.257mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.606mg 0.349mg 0%
Leucine 1.029mg 0.634mg 0%
Lysine 0.863mg 0.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.27mg 0.16mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.567mg 0.446mg 0%
Valine 0.719mg 0.394mg 0%
Histidine 0.303mg 0.195mg 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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9% 56% 32% 2%
Protein: 9.1 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 55.7 g
Water: 32.1 g
Other: 1.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +25.3%
Contains more FatsFats +3553.3%
Contains more WaterWater +15.4%
Contains more OtherOther +60.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1092.7%

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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21% 13% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.166 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.105 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.535 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +24290.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +57%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.9%

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. Pita - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172816/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.