Pâté vs. Butter — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Significant differences between pâté and butter
- The amount of vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin B2, copper, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B5 in pâté is higher than in butter.
- Butter covers your daily saturated fat needs 205% more than pâté.
- Butter has 275 times less iron than pâté. Pâté has 5.5mg of iron, while butter has 0.02mg.
- Butter contains less sodium.
- Pâté has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pâté is 28, while the glycemic index of butter is 0.
Specific food types used in this comparison are Pate, liver, not specified, canned and Butter, without salt.
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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 MagnesiumMagnesium | +550% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +191.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +475% |
Contains more IronIron | +27400% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +2400% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +3066.7% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +733.3% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +2900% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +4060% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -98.4% |
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 | +44.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +500% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1664.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +7757.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +990.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +1900% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1782.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1900% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Saturated fat | 9.57g | 50.489g | 186% |
Vitamin B12 | 3.2µg | 0.17µg | 126% |
Fats | 28g | 81.11g | 82% |
Selenium | 41.6µg | 1µg | 74% |
Iron | 5.5mg | 0.02mg | 69% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.6mg | 0.034mg | 44% |
Copper | 0.4mg | 0.016mg | 43% |
Vitamin A | 991µg | 684µg | 34% |
Sodium | 697mg | 11mg | 30% |
Monounsaturated fat | 12.36g | 23.43g | 28% |
Protein | 14.2g | 0.85g | 27% |
Zinc | 2.85mg | 0.09mg | 25% |
Phosphorus | 200mg | 24mg | 25% |
Vitamin B5 | 1.2mg | 0.11mg | 22% |
Vitamin B3 | 3.3mg | 0.042mg | 20% |
Calories | 319kcal | 717kcal | 20% |
Vitamin E | 2.32mg | 15% | |
Folate | 60µg | 3µg | 14% |
Cholesterol | 255mg | 215mg | 13% |
Vitamin K | 7µg | 6% | |
Manganese | 0.12mg | 0.004mg | 5% |
Calcium | 70mg | 24mg | 5% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.06mg | 0.003mg | 4% |
Potassium | 138mg | 24mg | 3% |
Magnesium | 13mg | 2mg | 3% |
Choline | 18.8mg | 3% | |
Vitamin B1 | 0.03mg | 0.005mg | 2% |
Vitamin C | 2mg | 0mg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 3.16g | 3.01g | 1% |
Net carbs | 1.5g | 0.06g | N/A |
Carbs | 1.5g | 0.06g | 0% |
Sugar | 0.06g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.157mg | 0.012mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.568mg | 0.038mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.554mg | 0.051mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.05mg | 0.083mg | 0% |
Lysine | 0.838mg | 0.067mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.284mg | 0.021mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.582mg | 0.041mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.768mg | 0.057mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.298mg | 0.023mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - ALA | 0.315g | N/A | |
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid | 2.166g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more ProteinProtein | +1570.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +2400% |
Contains more WaterWater | +200.4% |
Contains more OtherOther | +5900% |
Contains more FatsFats | +189.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -81% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +89.6% |
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Polyunsaturated fat
~3.01g