Lamb vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between lamb and foie gras

Lamb has more zinc and vitamin B3; however, foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, and copper.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for foie gras is 285% higher.
Foie gras has 5 times less zinc than lamb. Lamb has 4.46mg of zinc, while foie gras has 0.92mg.
Lamb is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, 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.

Lamb

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+124.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+384.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+311.8%
Contains more IronIron	+192.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+236.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+445.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+66.7%

~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.

Lamb

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+165.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+116.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+19.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+81.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+268.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+233.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.55µg	9.4µg	285%
Vitamin A	0µg	1001µg	111%
Iron	1.88mg	5.5mg	45%
Monounsaturated fat	8.82g	25.61g	42%
Fats	20.94g	43.84g	35%
Zinc	4.46mg	0.92mg	32%
Selenium	26.4µg	44µg	32%
Copper	0.119mg	0.4mg	31%
Sodium	72mg	697mg	27%
Protein	24.52g	11.4g	26%
Vitamin B3	6.66mg	2.51mg	26%
Saturated fat	8.83g	14.45g	26%
Cholesterol	97mg	150mg	18%
Choline	93.7mg		17%
Vitamin B5	0.66mg	1.2mg	11%
Folate	18µg	60µg	11%
Calories	294kcal	462kcal	8%
Calcium	17mg	70mg	5%
Potassium	310mg	138mg	5%
Vitamin B6	0.13mg	0.06mg	5%
Manganese	0.022mg	0.12mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.25mg	0.299mg	4%
Vitamin K	4.6µg		4%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.51g	0.84g	4%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Carbs	0g	4.67g	2%
Magnesium	23mg	13mg	2%
Phosphorus	188mg	200mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Vitamin E	0.14mg		1%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.088mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	8.3g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	120kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	34g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4.67g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Tryptophan	0.287mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	1.05mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.183mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	1.908mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	2.166mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.629mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.998mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	1.323mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.777mg	0.303mg	0%