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Italian sausage vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between Italian sausage and foie gras

  • Italian sausage has more vitamin B1 and vitamin B6, while foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, copper, and folate.
  • Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 338% higher.
  • Foie gras contains 7 times less vitamin B1 than Italian sausage. Italian sausage contains 0.623mg of vitamin B1, while foie gras contains 0.088mg.
  • The amount of saturated fat in Italian sausage is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Sausage, Italian, pork, cooked and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked.

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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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 6.3% 27% 54% 27% 65% 73% 97% 0% 120%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 21% 12% 206% 133% 25% 86% 91% 16% 240%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +120.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +159.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more IronIron +284.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +400%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +17.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +100%
~equal in Sodium ~697mg

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.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 3.3% 5% 15% 156% 54% 78% 0% 76% 163% 8.5% 3.8% 43%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.7% 334% 0% 0% 22% 69% 47% 72% 14% 1175% 0% 45% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +608%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +65.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +450%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +9910%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +28.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +623.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +1100%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Italian sausage Foie gras DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.3µg 9.4µg 338%
Vitamin A 10µg 1001µg 110%
Iron 1.43mg 5.5mg 51%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.088mg 45%
Selenium 22µg 44µg 40%
Copper 0.08mg 0.4mg 36%
Cholesterol 57mg 150mg 31%
Fats 27.31g 43.84g 25%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 24%
Monounsaturated fat 17.108g 25.61g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.33mg 0.06mg 21%
Saturated fat 10.195g 14.45g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.518g 0.84g 18%
Protein 19.12g 11.4g 15%
Choline 78.2mg 14%
Folate 5µg 60µg 14%
Zinc 2.39mg 0.92mg 13%
Vitamin B3 4.165mg 2.51mg 10%
Calories 344kcal 462kcal 6%
Vitamin D 41IU 5%
Calcium 21mg 70mg 5%
Manganese 0.12mg 5%
Vitamin B2 0.233mg 0.299mg 5%
Vitamin D 1µg 5%
Potassium 304mg 138mg 5%
Phosphorus 170mg 200mg 4%
Vitamin K 3.4µg 3%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.25mg 2%
Sodium 743mg 697mg 2%
Magnesium 18mg 13mg 1%
Carbs 4.27g 4.67g 0%
Net carbs 4.17g 4.67g N/A
Sugar 1.86g N/A
Fiber 0.1g 0g 0%
Tryptophan 0.161mg 0.161mg 0%
Threonine 0.792mg 0.507mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.731mg 0.606mg 0%
Leucine 1.343mg 1.029mg 0%
Lysine 1.522mg 0.863mg 0%
Methionine 0.486mg 0.27mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.67mg 0.567mg 0%
Valine 0.804mg 0.719mg 0%
Histidine 0.577mg 0.303mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 27% 4% 47% 2%
Protein: 19.12 g
Fats: 27.31 g
Carbs: 4.27 g
Water: 47.13 g
Other: 2.17 g
11% 44% 5% 37% 3%
Protein: 11.4 g
Fats: 43.84 g
Carbs: 4.67 g
Water: 37.04 g
Other: 3.05 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.7%
Contains more WaterWater +27.2%
Contains more FatsFats +60.5%
Contains more OtherOther +40.6%
~equal in Carbs ~4.67g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
33% 56% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.195 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 17.108 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.518 g
35% 63% 2%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 14.45 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 25.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.84 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -29.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +318.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +49.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Italian sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174586/nutrients
  2. Foie gras - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171100/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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