Pot roast vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pot roast and foie gras

Pot roast has more zinc and vitamin B6; however, foie gras is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, copper, selenium, and folate.
Foie gras covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 303% more than pot roast.
Foie gras contains 7 times less zinc than pot roast. Pot roast contains 6.66mg of zinc, while foie gras contains 0.92mg.
Pot roast has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, braised 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.

Pot roast

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+46.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+67.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+623.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%

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	+63%

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.

Pot roast

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+63.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+371.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+49.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+74.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+110.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+341.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+566.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.13µg	9.4µg	303%
Vitamin A	0µg	1001µg	111%
Zinc	6.66mg	0.92mg	52%
Monounsaturated fat	8.175g	25.61g	44%
Iron	2.42mg	5.5mg	39%
Fats	19.17g	43.84g	38%
Protein	28.94g	11.4g	35%
Copper	0.099mg	0.4mg	33%
Selenium	27µg	44µg	31%
Saturated fat	7.548g	14.45g	31%
Sodium	47mg	697mg	28%
Choline	110.2mg		20%
Vitamin B6	0.283mg	0.06mg	17%
Vitamin B5	0.571mg	1.2mg	13%
Folate	9µg	60µg	13%
Cholesterol	116mg	150mg	11%
Vitamin B2	0.171mg	0.299mg	10%
Vitamin B3	4.105mg	2.51mg	10%
Calories	297kcal	462kcal	8%
Calcium	16mg	70mg	5%
Manganese	0.01mg	0.12mg	5%
Phosphorus	174mg	200mg	4%
Potassium	231mg	138mg	3%
Vitamin E	0.51mg		3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Carbs	0g	4.67g	2%
Vitamin B1	0.059mg	0.088mg	2%
Vitamin K	1.8µg		2%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Magnesium	19mg	13mg	1%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.708g	0.84g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	9.7g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	103kcal	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
Tryptophan	0.19mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	1.156mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.317mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	2.302mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	2.446mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.754mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.143mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	1.436mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.924mg	0.303mg	0%