Pâté vs. Pot roast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are pâté and pot roast different?
- Pâté is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B12, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and selenium, while pot roast is higher in zinc and vitamin B6.
- Pâté covers your daily need for vitamin A, 66% more than pot roast.
- Pâté contains 15 times more sodium than pot roast. Pâté contains 697mg of sodium, while pot roast contains 47mg.
- Pâté has a higher glycemic index (28) than pot roast (0).
Pate, liver, not specified, canned and Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised types were used 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.
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +337.5% |
Contains more IronIron | +127.3% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +304% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +14.9% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +1100% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +54.1% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +46.2% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +67.4% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +133.7% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -93.3% |
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 CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +250.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +110.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +50.2% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +566.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +96.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +24.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +371.7% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin A | 991µg | 0µg | 110% |
Cholesterol | 255mg | 116mg | 46% |
Vitamin B12 | 3.2µg | 2.13µg | 45% |
Iron | 5.5mg | 2.42mg | 39% |
Zinc | 2.85mg | 6.66mg | 35% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.6mg | 0.171mg | 33% |
Copper | 0.4mg | 0.099mg | 33% |
Protein | 14.2g | 28.94g | 29% |
Sodium | 697mg | 47mg | 28% |
Selenium | 41.6µg | 27µg | 27% |
Choline | 110.2mg | 20% | |
Vitamin B6 | 0.06mg | 0.283mg | 17% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.16g | 0.708g | 16% |
Fats | 28g | 19.17g | 14% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.2mg | 0.571mg | 13% |
Folate | 60µg | 9µg | 13% |
Monounsaturated fat | 12.36g | 8.175g | 10% |
Saturated fat | 9.57g | 7.548g | 9% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.3mg | 4.105mg | 5% |
Manganese | 0.12mg | 0.01mg | 5% |
Calcium | 70mg | 16mg | 5% |
Phosphorus | 200mg | 174mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.51mg | 3% | |
Potassium | 138mg | 231mg | 3% |
Vitamin K | 1.8µg | 2% | |
Vitamin C | 2mg | 0mg | 2% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.03mg | 0.059mg | 2% |
Calories | 319kcal | 297kcal | 1% |
Vitamin D | 0.2µg | 1% | |
Magnesium | 13mg | 19mg | 1% |
Vitamin D | 8IU | 1% | |
Carbs | 1.5g | 0g | 1% |
Net carbs | 1.5g | 0g | N/A |
Tryptophan | 0.157mg | 0.19mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.568mg | 1.156mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.554mg | 1.317mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.05mg | 2.302mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.838mg | 2.446mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.284mg | 0.754mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.582mg | 1.143mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.768mg | 1.436mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.298mg | 0.924mg | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +46.1% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more OtherOther | +-24100% |
Contains more ProteinProtein | +103.8% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +51.2% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +346.3% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -21.1% |