Brown rice vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brown rice and foie gras different?

Brown rice is higher in manganese; however, foie gras is richer in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, iron, copper, and vitamin B2.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for foie gras is 392% higher.
Brown rice contains 8 times more manganese than foie gras. While brown rice contains 0.974mg of manganese, foie gras contains only 0.12mg.
Brown rice has less saturated fat.

Rice, brown, long-grain, cooked and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked 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.

Brown rice

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+200%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-99.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+711.7%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+60.5%
Contains more IronIron	+882.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+277.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+29.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+94.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+658.6%

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.

Brown rice

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+102.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+105%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+333.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+215.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+566.7%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.51mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	9.4µg	392%
Vitamin A	0µg	1001µg	111%
Selenium	5.8µg	44µg	69%
Fats	0.97g	43.84g	66%
Saturated fat	0.26g	14.45g	65%
Monounsaturated fat	0.369g	25.61g	63%
Iron	0.56mg	5.5mg	62%
Cholesterol	0mg	150mg	50%
Manganese	0.974mg	0.12mg	37%
Copper	0.106mg	0.4mg	33%
Sodium	4mg	697mg	30%
Vitamin B2	0.069mg	0.299mg	18%
Protein	2.74g	11.4g	17%
Calories	123kcal	462kcal	17%
Vitamin B5	0.38mg	1.2mg	16%
Phosphorus	103mg	200mg	14%
Folate	9µg	60µg	13%
Starch	24.79g		10%
Vitamin B1	0.178mg	0.088mg	8%
Calcium	3mg	70mg	7%
Carbs	25.58g	4.67g	7%
Fiber	1.6g	0g	6%
Magnesium	39mg	13mg	6%
Vitamin B6	0.123mg	0.06mg	5%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.366g	0.84g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Potassium	86mg	138mg	2%
Zinc	0.71mg	0.92mg	2%
Choline	9.2mg		2%
Vitamin E	0.17mg		1%
Net carbs	23.98g	4.67g	N/A
Sugar	0.24g		N/A
Vitamin B3	2.561mg	2.51mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.2µg		0%
Tryptophan	0.033mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	0.095mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.109mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	0.214mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	0.099mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.058mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.133mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	0.151mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.066mg	0.303mg	0%
Omega-3 - ALA	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.355g		N/A