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

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Significant differences between foie gras and pork leg

Foie gras has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, copper, and selenium; however, pork leg is richer in vitamin B1 and vitamin B6.
Foie gras covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 365% more than pork leg.
Pork leg has 476 times less vitamin A than foie gras. Foie gras has 3333 IU of vitamin A, while pork leg has 7 IU.
Pork leg contains less sodium.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked and Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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 leg

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1300%
Contains more IronIron	+547.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+515.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+421.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+49.7%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+128.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+109.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~199mg

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 leg

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+185.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+49.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+75.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1392.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+757.1%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+736.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+82.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+568.3%

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	9.4µg	0.63µg	365%
Vitamin A	1001µg	0µg	111%
Iron	5.5mg	0.85mg	58%
Vitamin B1	0.088mg	0.736mg	54%
Monounsaturated fat	25.61g	8.38g	43%
Fats	43.84g	18.87g	38%
Copper	0.4mg	0.065mg	37%
Saturated fat	14.45g	6.54g	36%
Sodium	697mg	47mg	28%
Selenium	44µg	29.4µg	27%
Cholesterol	150mg	73mg	26%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.401mg	26%
Vitamin B3	2.51mg	4.574mg	13%
Folate	60µg	7µg	13%
Protein	11.4g	17.43g	12%
Calories	462kcal	245kcal	11%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.685mg	10%
Zinc	0.92mg	1.93mg	9%
Vitamin B2	0.299mg	0.2mg	8%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.84g	2.01g	8%
Calcium	70mg	5mg	7%
Potassium	138mg	315mg	5%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.023mg	4%
Vitamin D*		20 IU	3%
Vitamin D		0.5µg	3%
Carbs	4.67g	0g	2%
Magnesium	13mg	20mg	2%
Vitamin C	2mg	0.7mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.5g	7.1g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	405kcal	141kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	41g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.8	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	4.67g	0g	N/A
Phosphorus	200mg	199mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.161mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.507mg	0.776mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.606mg	0.787mg	0%
Leucine	1.029mg	1.376mg	0%
Lysine	0.863mg	1.55mg	0%
Methionine	0.27mg	0.444mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.567mg	0.689mg	0%
Valine	0.719mg	0.931mg	0%
Histidine	0.303mg	0.659mg	0%