Foie gras vs. Pâté — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between foie gras and pâté?

Foie gras is higher in vitamin B12, fats, and monounsaturated fat, yet pâté is higher in vitamin B2, zinc, and protein.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 258% more.
Foie gras has 3 times more carbs than pâté. While foie gras has 4.67g of carbs, pâté has only 1.5g.
The amount of saturated fat in pâté is lower.

We used Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Pate, liver, not specified, canned types in this article.

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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

Pâté

Contains more ZincZinc

+209.8%

~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

~equal in Calcium ~70mg

~equal in Potassium ~138mg

~equal in Iron ~5.5mg

~equal in Copper ~0.4mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~200mg

~equal in Sodium ~697mg

~equal in Manganese ~0.12mg

~equal in Selenium ~41.6µg

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

Pâté

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+193.8%

Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+100.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+31.5%

~equal in Vitamin C ~2mg

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin A ~991µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.2mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.06mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

~equal in Folate ~60µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	3.2µg	258%
Cholesterol	150mg	255mg	35%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	12.36g	33%
Fats	43.84g	28g	24%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.6mg	23%
Saturated fat	14.45g	9.57g	22%
Zinc	0.92mg	2.85mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	3.16g	15%
Calories	462kcal	319kcal	7%
Protein	11.4g	14.2g	6%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.03mg	5%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	3.3mg	5%
Selenium	44µg	41.6µg	4%
Carbs	4.67g	1.5g	1%
Vitamin A	1001µg	991µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	4.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	225kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	31g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	1.6	N/A
Vitamin C	2mg	2mg	0%
Net carbs	4.67g	1.5g	N/A
Magnesium	13mg	13mg	0%
Calcium	70mg	70mg	0%
Potassium	138mg	138mg	0%
Iron	5.5mg	5.5mg	0%
Copper	0.4mg	0.4mg	0%
Phosphorus	200mg	200mg	0%
Sodium	697mg	697mg	0%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.12mg	0%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	1.2mg	0%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.06mg	0%
Folate	60µg	60µg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.157mg	0%
Threonine	0.507mg	0.568mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg	0.554mg	0%
Leucine	1.029mg	1.05mg	0%
Lysine	0.863mg	0.838mg	0%
Methionine	0.27mg	0.284mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg	0.582mg	0%
Valine	0.719mg	0.768mg	0%
Histidine	0.303mg	0.298mg	0%