Foie gras vs. Pastrami — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between foie gras and pastrami?

Foie gras is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, selenium, iron, copper, and vitamin B5, yet pastrami is higher in zinc.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 314% more.
Foie gras has 79 times more vitamin A than pastrami. While foie gras has 3333 IU of vitamin A, pastrami has only 42 IU.
The amount of saturated fat in pastrami is lower.

We used Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Beef, cured, pastrami types 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.

Foie gras

Pastrami

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+600%
Contains more IronIron	+147.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+339.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+14.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-35.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+344.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+148.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+30.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+52.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+441.3%

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.

Foie gras

Pastrami

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+566.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+49950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+69.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+85.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+352.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+402.7%
Contains more FolateFolate	+900%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+268.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	1.87µg	314%
Vitamin A	1001µg	2µg	111%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	2.118g	59%
Fats	43.84g	5.82g	58%
Saturated fat	14.45g	2.681g	53%
Selenium	44µg	17.7µg	48%
Iron	5.5mg	2.22mg	41%
Zinc	0.92mg	4.98mg	37%
Copper	0.4mg	0.091mg	34%
Cholesterol	150mg	68mg	27%
Protein	11.4g	21.8g	21%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.265mg	19%
Sodium	697mg	1078mg	17%
Calories	462kcal	147kcal	16%
Choline		81.6mg	15%
Folate	60µg	6µg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.221mg	12%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.161mg	11%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	4.26mg	11%
Calcium	70mg	10mg	6%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	0.145g	5%
Phosphorus	200mg	175mg	4%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.027mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.052mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0.3mg	2%
Potassium	138mg	210mg	2%
Carbs	4.67g	0.36g	1%
Vitamin D*		4 IU	1%
Vitamin D		0.1µg	1%
Magnesium	13mg	17mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.12mg	1%
Vitamin K		0.7µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	67kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	68g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	0.84	N/A
Net carbs	4.67g	0.36g	N/A
Sugar		0.1g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.141mg	0%
Threonine	0.507mg	0.857mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg	0.976mg	0%
Leucine	1.029mg	1.706mg	0%
Lysine	0.863mg	1.812mg	0%
Methionine	0.27mg	0.558mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg	0.847mg	0%
Valine	0.719mg	1.065mg	0%
Histidine	0.303mg	0.684mg	0%
Fructose		0.01g	0%