Foie gras vs. Chicken liver pate — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between foie gras and chicken liver pate

Foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, and copper; however, chicken liver pate is higher in vitamin B2, folate, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B5.
Chicken liver pate covers your daily vitamin B2 needs 85% more than foie gras.
Chicken liver pate contains 5 times less vitamin A than foie gras. Foie gras contains 3333 IU of vitamin A, while chicken liver pate contains 724 IU.
Chicken liver pate has less saturated fat.

Food varieties used in this article are Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Pate, chicken liver, canned.

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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.

Foie gras

Chicken liver pate

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+45.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+122.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.3%

Contains more IronIron	+67.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+132.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-44.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+35%

~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

~equal in Selenium ~46.1µg

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.

Foie gras

Chicken liver pate

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+361.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+16.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+400%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+368.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+199.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+118.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+333.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+435%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	1001µg	217µg	87%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	1.401mg	85%
Cholesterol	150mg	391mg	80%
Folate	60µg	321µg	65%
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	8.07µg	55%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	5.28g	51%
Saturated fat	14.45g	4g	48%
Fats	43.84g	13.1g	47%
Iron	5.5mg	9.19mg	46%
Choline		228.8mg	42%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	7.517mg	31%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	2.62mg	28%
Copper	0.4mg	0.18mg	24%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.26mg	15%
Sodium	697mg	386mg	14%
Calories	462kcal	201kcal	13%
Zinc	0.92mg	2.14mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	2.46g	11%
Vitamin C	2mg	10mg	9%
Vitamin E		0.98mg	7%
Calcium	70mg	10mg	6%
Protein	11.4g	13.45g	4%
Phosphorus	200mg	175mg	4%
Selenium	44µg	46.1µg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.052mg	3%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.162mg	2%
Carbs	4.67g	6.55g	1%
Potassium	138mg	95mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	6.7g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	149kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	50g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	1.9	N/A
Net carbs	4.67g	6.55g	N/A
Magnesium	13mg	13mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.195mg	0%
Threonine	0.507mg	0.601mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg	0.735mg	0%
Leucine	1.029mg	1.196mg	0%
Lysine	0.863mg	0.953mg	0%
Methionine	0.27mg	0.34mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg	0.694mg	0%
Valine	0.719mg	0.863mg	0%
Histidine	0.303mg	0.347mg	0%