Foie gras vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

How are foie gras and steak different?

Foie gras is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, copper, and selenium; however, steak is richer in zinc and vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for foie gras is 300% higher.
Foie gras contains 133 times more vitamin A than steak. While foie gras contains 3333 IU of vitamin A, steak contains only 25 IU.
Steak has less sodium.

Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled are the varieties used in this article.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Foie gras

Steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+483.3%
Contains more IronIron	+129.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+370.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+22.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+38.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+102.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+589.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.7%

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.

Foie gras

Steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+14200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+18.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+327.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+105.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+733.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.301mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	2.2µg	300%
Vitamin A	1001µg	7µg	110%
Zinc	0.92mg	6.34mg	49%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	9.171g	41%
Iron	5.5mg	2.4mg	39%
Fats	43.84g	19.02g	38%
Copper	0.4mg	0.085mg	35%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.5mg	34%
Sodium	697mg	58mg	28%
Protein	11.4g	24.85g	27%
Saturated fat	14.45g	8.443g	27%
Cholesterol	150mg	78mg	24%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg		24%
Selenium	44µg	31.8µg	22%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	5.149mg	16%
Folate	60µg	6µg	14%
Calories	462kcal	271kcal	10%
Calcium	70mg	12mg	6%
Phosphorus	200mg	163mg	5%
Manganese	0.12mg		5%
Potassium	138mg	279mg	4%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	4.67g	0g	2%
Magnesium	13mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin D*		6 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.074mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	9.2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	109kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	37g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	4.67g	0g	N/A
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.301mg	0%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	0.896g	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.278mg	0%
Threonine	0.507mg	1.171mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg	1.157mg	0%
Leucine	1.029mg	2.142mg	0%
Lysine	0.863mg	2.38mg	0%
Methionine	0.27mg	0.672mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg	0.997mg	0%
Valine	0.719mg	1.242mg	0%
Histidine	0.303mg	0.931mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.013g	N/A