Game vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between game and foie gras?

Game is higher in vitamin B2 and vitamin B1, yet foie gras is higher in vitamin A, selenium, copper, iron, and folate.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 67% more.
Game has 3 times more vitamin B1 than foie gras. While game has 0.26mg of vitamin B1, foie gras has only 0.088mg.
The amount of cholesterol in game is lower.

We used Game meat, antelope, cooked, roasted and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked 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.

Game

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+115.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+169.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+82.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1650%
Contains more IronIron	+31%
Contains more CopperCopper	+87.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+445.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+241.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~200mg

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.

Game

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+195.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+144.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+566.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12		9.4µg	392%
Vitamin A		1001µg	111%
Fats	2.67g	43.84g	63%
Monounsaturated fat	0.63g	25.61g	62%
Saturated fat	0.97g	14.45g	61%
Selenium	12.9µg	44µg	57%
Protein	29.45g	11.4g	36%
Vitamin B2	0.73mg	0.299mg	33%
Sodium	54mg	697mg	28%
Vitamin B5		1.2mg	24%
Copper	0.213mg	0.4mg	21%
Calories	150kcal	462kcal	16%
Iron	4.2mg	5.5mg	16%
Vitamin B3		2.51mg	16%
Vitamin B1	0.26mg	0.088mg	14%
Folate	9µg	60µg	13%
Cholesterol	126mg	150mg	8%
Calcium	4mg	70mg	7%
Potassium	372mg	138mg	7%
Zinc	1.68mg	0.92mg	7%
Vitamin B6		0.06mg	5%
Magnesium	28mg	13mg	4%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.12mg	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Carbs	0g	4.67g	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.58g	0.84g	2%
Phosphorus	210mg	200mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	20g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	51kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	67g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4.67g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.161mg	0%
Threonine	1.362mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.126mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	2.489mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	2.462mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.838mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.166mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	1.31mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	1.401mg	0.303mg	0%