Foie gras vs. Pork jowl — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between foie gras and pork jowl?

Foie gras is higher in vitamin B12, selenium, vitamin A, iron, copper, and vitamin B5, yet pork jowl is higher in vitamin B1.
Foie gras's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 358% more.
Foie gras has 370 times more vitamin A than pork jowl. While foie gras has 3333 IU of vitamin A, pork jowl has only 9 IU.
The amount of sodium in pork jowl is lower.

We used Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, jowl, raw 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

Pork jowl

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+333.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1650%
Contains more IronIron	+1209.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+900%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+132.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2300%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2833.3%

Contains less SodiumSodium

-96.4%

~equal in Potassium ~148mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.84mg

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

Pork jowl

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+33266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+26.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+380%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1046.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+5900%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+338.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+80.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+50%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	0.82µg	358%
Vitamin A	1001µg	3µg	111%
Selenium	44µg	1.5µg	77%
Iron	5.5mg	0.42mg	64%
Saturated fat	14.45g	25.26g	49%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	8.11g	48%
Fats	43.84g	69.61g	40%
Copper	0.4mg	0.04mg	40%
Sodium	697mg	25mg	29%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.386mg	25%
Cholesterol	150mg	90mg	20%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.25mg	19%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	32.89g	18%
Phosphorus	200mg	86mg	16%
Folate	60µg	1µg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	4.535mg	13%
Calories	462kcal	655kcal	10%
Protein	11.4g	6.38g	10%
Calcium	70mg	4mg	7%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.005mg	5%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.236mg	5%
Vitamin C	2mg	0mg	2%
Carbs	4.67g	0g	2%
Magnesium	13mg	3mg	2%
Vitamin E		0.29mg	2%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.09mg	2%
Zinc	0.92mg	0.84mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	0.97g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	1027kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	15g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	4.67g	0g	N/A
Potassium	138mg	148mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.021mg	0%
Threonine	0.507mg	0.21mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg	0.168mg	0%
Leucine	1.029mg	0.446mg	0%
Lysine	0.863mg	0.528mg	0%
Methionine	0.27mg	0.095mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	0.719mg	0.305mg	0%
Histidine	0.303mg	0.072mg	0%