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Pâté vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pâté and whey different?

  • Pâté has more vitamin B12, selenium, iron, vitamin A, copper, vitamin B2, and zinc than whey.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for pâté is 122% higher.
  • Pâté contains 275 times more vitamin A than whey. While pâté contains 3300IU of vitamin A, whey contains only 12IU.
  • Whey has less cholesterol.
  • Pâté has a lower glycemic index (28) than whey (43).

Pate, liver, not specified, canned and Whey, sweet, fluid 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
8
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 9.3% 21% 12% 206% 133% 78% 86% 91% 16% 227%
Whey
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +62.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +48.9%
Contains more IronIron +9066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +9900%
Contains more ZincZinc +2092.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +334.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +11900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2089.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%

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
8
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 6.7% 330% 0% 0% 7.5% 138% 62% 72% 14% 400% 0% 45% 0%
Whey
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +32933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +279.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4359.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +213.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +93.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1042.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +5900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +20%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pâté Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.2µg 0.28µg 122%
Vitamin A 991µg 3µg 110%
Cholesterol 255mg 2mg 84%
Selenium 41.6µg 1.9µg 72%
Iron 5.5mg 0.06mg 68%
Copper 0.4mg 0.004mg 44%
Fats 28g 0.36g 43%
Saturated fat 9.57g 0.23g 42%
Vitamin B2 0.6mg 0.158mg 34%
Monounsaturated fat 12.36g 0.1g 31%
Sodium 697mg 54mg 28%
Protein 14.2g 0.85g 27%
Zinc 2.85mg 0.13mg 25%
Phosphorus 200mg 46mg 22%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.16g 0.011g 21%
Vitamin B3 3.3mg 0.074mg 20%
Vitamin B5 1.2mg 0.383mg 16%
Calories 319kcal 27kcal 15%
Folate 60µg 1µg 15%
Manganese 0.12mg 0.001mg 5%
Choline 16mg 3%
Calcium 70mg 47mg 2%
Vitamin C 2mg 0.1mg 2%
Vitamin B6 0.06mg 0.031mg 2%
Vitamin B1 0.03mg 0.036mg 1%
Potassium 138mg 161mg 1%
Magnesium 13mg 8mg 1%
Carbs 1.5g 5.14g 1%
Net carbs 1.5g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 5.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.157mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.568mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.554mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.05mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 0.838mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.284mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.582mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.768mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.298mg 0.016mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pâté
3
14% 28% 54% 2%
Protein: 14.2 g
Fats: 28 g
Carbs: 1.5 g
Water: 53.9 g
Other: 2.4 g
Whey
2
5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1570.6%
Contains more FatsFats +7677.8%
Contains more OtherOther +352.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +242.7%
Contains more WaterWater +72.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Pâté
2
38% 49% 13%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.57 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.36 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.16 g
Whey
1
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12260%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +28627.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Pâté - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172930/nutrients
  2. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.