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 and monounsaturated fat, yet pâté is higher in vitamin B2, zinc, and polyunsaturated fat.
- Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 258% more.
- Foie gras has 2 times more monounsaturated fat than pâté. While foie gras has 25.61g of monounsaturated fat, pâté has only 12.36g.
- 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
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.
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.
| 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% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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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 B3 | 2.51mg | 3.3mg | 5% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.088mg | 0.03mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 44µg | 41.6µg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1001µg | 991µg | 1% |
| Carbs | 4.67g | 1.5g | 1% |
| 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% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more FatsFats | +56.6% |
| Contains more CarbsCarbs | +211.3% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +27.1% |
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +24.6% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +45.5% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +107.2% |
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -33.8% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +276.2% |
