Duck meat vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between duck meat and foie gras

Duck meat has more vitamin B3; however, foie gras is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, selenium, iron, copper, and folate.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 379% more.
Duck meat contains 2 times more vitamin B3 than foie gras. Duck meat contains 4.825mg of vitamin B3, while foie gras contains 2.51mg.
Duck meat contains less saturated fat.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Duck, domesticated, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked.

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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.

Duck meat

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+23.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+47.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+102.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+536.4%
Contains more IronIron	+103.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+76.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+28.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+531.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+120%

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.

Duck meat

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+97.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+92.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+200%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1488.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3033.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~1.2mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	9.4µg	379%
Vitamin A	63µg	1001µg	104%
Selenium	20µg	44µg	44%
Iron	2.7mg	5.5mg	35%
Monounsaturated fat	12.9g	25.61g	32%
Sodium	59mg	697mg	28%
Fats	28.35g	43.84g	24%
Cholesterol	84mg	150mg	22%
Saturated fat	9.67g	14.45g	22%
Copper	0.227mg	0.4mg	19%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.65g	0.84g	19%
Protein	18.99g	11.4g	15%
Vitamin B3	4.825mg	2.51mg	14%
Folate	6µg	60µg	14%
Zinc	1.86mg	0.92mg	9%
Vitamin B6	0.18mg	0.06mg	9%
Choline	50.4mg		9%
Vitamin B1	0.174mg	0.088mg	7%
Calories	337kcal	462kcal	6%
Calcium	11mg	70mg	6%
Phosphorus	156mg	200mg	6%
Vitamin E	0.7mg		5%
Manganese	0.019mg	0.12mg	4%
Vitamin K	5.1µg		4%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Carbs	0g	4.67g	2%
Potassium	204mg	138mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.269mg	0.299mg	2%
Vitamin B5	1.098mg	1.2mg	2%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Magnesium	16mg	13mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.6g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	177kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.7	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0g	4.67g	N/A
Vitamin D*	3 IU		0%
Tryptophan	0.232mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	0.773mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.872mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	1.465mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	1.486mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.475mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.752mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	0.938mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.462mg	0.303mg	0%