Foie gras vs. Pork hock — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between foie gras and pork hock

Foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, fats, copper, selenium, and phosphorus; however, pork hock is richer in protein.
Foie gras covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 370% more than pork hock.
Pork hock has 44 times less vitamin A than foie gras. Foie gras has 1001µg of vitamin A, while pork hock has 23µg.
Pork hock contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Pork, pickled pork hocks.

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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

Pork hock

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+116.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+268.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+193.6%
Contains more IronIron	+382.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+387.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+233.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-33.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+445.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+67.3%

Contains more ZincZinc

+158.7%

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

Pork hock

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4252.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+339.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+128.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+248.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1743.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5900%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.08mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.064mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	0.51µg	370%
Vitamin A	1001µg	23µg	109%
Iron	5.5mg	1.14mg	55%
Fats	43.84g	10.54g	51%
Saturated fat	14.45g	3.231g	51%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	5.134g	51%
Copper	0.4mg	0.082mg	35%
Selenium	44µg	26.3µg	32%
Cholesterol	150mg	89mg	20%
Phosphorus	200mg	60mg	20%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.068mg	18%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.344mg	17%
Calories	462kcal	171kcal	15%
Protein	11.4g	19.11g	15%
Sodium	697mg	1050mg	15%
Folate	60µg	1µg	15%
Zinc	0.92mg	2.38mg	13%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	1.1mg	9%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		0.986g	6%
Calcium	70mg	19mg	5%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.022mg	4%
Potassium	138mg	47mg	3%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.042g	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	4.67g	0g	2%
Magnesium	13mg	6mg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	1.198g	2%
Vitamin E		0.17mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.08mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	89kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	58g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	2	N/A
Net carbs	4.67g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.064mg	0%
Trans fat		0.113g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.038mg	0%
Threonine	0.507mg	0.516mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg	0.325mg	0%
Leucine	1.029mg	0.841mg	0%
Lysine	0.863mg	0.822mg	0%
Methionine	0.27mg	0.211mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg	0.554mg	0%
Valine	0.719mg	0.478mg	0%
Histidine	0.303mg	0.211mg	0%
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.045g	N/A