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

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Differences between foie gras and chicken meat

Foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, fats, copper, and selenium, while chicken meat has more protein and vitamin B3.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 379% higher.
Chicken meat contains 21 times less vitamin A than foie gras. Foie gras contains 1001µg of vitamin A, while chicken meat contains 48µg.
The amount of sodium in chicken meat is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Foie gras

Chicken meat

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+366.7%
Contains more IronIron	+336.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+506.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+500%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+84.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+76.9%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+61.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+110.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-88.2%

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Foie gras

Chicken meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1985.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+39.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+78%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+16.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+3033.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+238.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	0.3µg	379%
Vitamin A	1001µg	48µg	106%
Iron	5.5mg	1.26mg	53%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	5.34g	51%
Saturated fat	14.45g	3.79g	48%
Fats	43.84g	13.6g	47%
Copper	0.4mg	0.066mg	37%
Selenium	44µg	23.9µg	37%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	8.487mg	37%
Protein	11.4g	27.3g	32%
Sodium	697mg	82mg	27%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.4mg	26%
Cholesterol	150mg	88mg	21%
Folate	60µg	5µg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	2.97g	14%
Choline		65.9mg	12%
Calories	462kcal	239kcal	11%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.168mg	10%
Zinc	0.92mg	1.94mg	9%
Calcium	70mg	15mg	6%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.02mg	4%
Potassium	138mg	223mg	3%
Phosphorus	200mg	182mg	3%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	1.03mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	4.67g	0g	2%
Magnesium	13mg	23mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.27mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.063mg	2%
Vitamin K		2.4µg	2%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	11g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	88kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	4.67g	0g	N/A
Vitamin D*		2 IU	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.305mg	0%
Threonine	0.507mg	1.128mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg	1.362mg	0%
Leucine	1.029mg	1.986mg	0%
Lysine	0.863mg	2.223mg	0%
Methionine	0.27mg	0.726mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg	1.061mg	0%
Valine	0.719mg	1.325mg	0%
Histidine	0.303mg	0.802mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.01g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.02g	N/A