Pâté vs. Lamb leg — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pâté and lamb leg?

Pâté is richer in vitamin A, iron, selenium, copper, vitamin B12, and vitamin B2, yet lamb leg is richer in vitamin B3.
Pâté's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 66% higher.
Pâté has 12 times more sodium than lamb leg. Pâté has 697mg of sodium, while lamb leg has 56mg.
Lamb leg has a lower glycemic index than pâté.

We used Pate, liver, not specified, canned and Lamb, domestic, leg, whole (shank and sirloin), separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw types in this comparison.

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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

Lamb leg

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+677.8%
Contains more IronIron	+231.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+254%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+17.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+101%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+80.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-92%

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

Lamb leg

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+160.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+73.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+28%
Contains more FolateFolate	+215.8%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+89.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+150%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	991µg	0µg	110%
Cholesterol	255mg	69mg	62%
Iron	5.5mg	1.66mg	48%
Selenium	41.6µg	20.7µg	38%
Copper	0.4mg	0.113mg	32%
Vitamin B12	3.2µg	2.5µg	29%
Sodium	697mg	56mg	28%
Vitamin B2	0.6mg	0.23mg	28%
Vitamin B3	3.3mg	6.26mg	19%
Fats	28g	17.07g	17%
Monounsaturated fat	12.36g	7g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.16g	1.35g	12%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.69mg	10%
Folate	60µg	19µg	10%
Saturated fat	9.57g	7.43g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.13mg	8%
Protein	14.2g	17.91g	7%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.15mg	7%
Calcium	70mg	9mg	6%
Calories	319kcal	230kcal	4%
Zinc	2.85mg	3.32mg	4%
Phosphorus	200mg	170mg	4%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.02mg	4%
Potassium	138mg	249mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Magnesium	13mg	23mg	2%
Carbs	1.5g	0g	1%
Vitamin E		0.21mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.5g	7.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	225kcal	128kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	43g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.1	N/A
Net carbs	1.5g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.157mg	0.209mg	0%
Threonine	0.568mg	0.767mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.554mg	0.864mg	0%
Leucine	1.05mg	1.393mg	0%
Lysine	0.838mg	1.582mg	0%
Methionine	0.284mg	0.46mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.582mg	0.729mg	0%
Valine	0.768mg	0.967mg	0%
Histidine	0.298mg	0.567mg	0%