Pastrami vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pastrami and foie gras?

Pastrami is higher in zinc, yet foie gras is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, selenium, iron, copper, and vitamin B5.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 314% more.
Pastrami has 5 times more zinc than foie gras. While pastrami has 4.98mg of zinc, foie gras has only 0.92mg.
The amount of sodium in foie gras is lower.

We used Beef, cured, pastrami 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.

Pastrami

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+441.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+600%
Contains more IronIron	+147.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+339.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+148.6%

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.

Pastrami

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+268.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+49950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+352.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+402.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.87µg	9.4µg	314%
Vitamin A	2µg	1001µg	111%
Monounsaturated fat	2.118g	25.61g	59%
Fats	5.82g	43.84g	58%
Saturated fat	2.681g	14.45g	53%
Selenium	17.7µg	44µg	48%
Iron	2.22mg	5.5mg	41%
Zinc	4.98mg	0.92mg	37%
Copper	0.091mg	0.4mg	34%
Cholesterol	68mg	150mg	27%
Protein	21.8g	11.4g	21%
Vitamin B5	0.265mg	1.2mg	19%
Sodium	1078mg	697mg	17%
Calories	147kcal	462kcal	16%
Choline	81.6mg		15%
Folate	6µg	60µg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.221mg	0.06mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.161mg	0.299mg	11%
Vitamin B3	4.26mg	2.51mg	11%
Calcium	10mg	70mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.145g	0.84g	5%
Phosphorus	175mg	200mg	4%
Manganese	0.027mg	0.12mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.052mg	0.088mg	3%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	2mg	2%
Potassium	210mg	138mg	2%
Carbs	0.36g	4.67g	1%
Vitamin D*	4 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Magnesium	17mg	13mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.12mg		1%
Vitamin K	0.7µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	67kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	68g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.84	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0.36g	4.67g	N/A
Sugar	0.1g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.141mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	0.857mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.976mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	1.706mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	1.812mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.558mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.847mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	1.065mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.684mg	0.303mg	0%
Fructose	0.01g		0%