Pâté vs. Beefsteak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pâté and beefsteak different?

Pâté is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, copper, vitamin B2, and selenium; however, beefsteak is richer in vitamin B6 and vitamin B3.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pâté is 76% higher.
Beefsteak has less sodium.
Beefsteak has a lower glycemic index (0) than pâté (28).

Pate, liver, not specified, canned and Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled are the varieties 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.

Pâté

Beefsteak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+218.2%
Contains more IronIron	+237.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+447.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+44.4%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+146.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+70.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.8%

~equal in Phosphorus ~213mg

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.

Pâté

Beefsteak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+328.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+127.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+131.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+650%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+160%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+875%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	991µg	0µg	110%
Vitamin B12	3.2µg	1.38µg	76%
Cholesterol	255mg	79mg	59%
Iron	5.5mg	1.63mg	48%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.585mg	40%
Copper	0.4mg	0.073mg	36%
Vitamin B2	0.6mg	0.14mg	35%
Sodium	697mg	57mg	28%
Protein	14.2g	26.72g	25%
Selenium	41.6µg	28.8µg	23%
Vitamin B3	3.3mg	6.978mg	23%
Fats	28g	15.11g	20%
Choline		101.8mg	19%
Zinc	2.85mg	4.85mg	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.16g	0.56g	17%
Saturated fat	9.57g	5.951g	16%
Monounsaturated fat	12.36g	6.298g	15%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.527mg	13%
Folate	60µg	8µg	13%
Potassium	138mg	340mg	6%
Calcium	70mg	22mg	5%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.009mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.078mg	4%
Calories	319kcal	250kcal	3%
Vitamin E		0.45mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Magnesium	13mg	23mg	2%
Phosphorus	200mg	213mg	2%
Carbs	1.5g	0g	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.5g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	225kcal	94kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	40g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.5g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.157mg	0.173mg	0%
Threonine	0.568mg	1.054mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.554mg	1.201mg	0%
Leucine	1.05mg	2.099mg	0%
Lysine	0.838mg	2.23mg	0%
Methionine	0.284mg	0.687mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.582mg	1.042mg	0%
Valine	0.768mg	1.309mg	0%
Histidine	0.298mg	0.842mg	0%