Liverwurst vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between liverwurst and foie gras

Liverwurst has more vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B5, selenium, and vitamin B1, while foie gras has more fats and copper.
Liverwurst covers your daily need for vitamin A 343% more than foie gras.
Liverwurst contains 3 times more vitamin B2 than foie gras. While liverwurst contains 1.03mg of vitamin B2, foie gras contains only 0.299mg.
The amount of saturated fat in liverwurst is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Liverwurst spread and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked.

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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.

Liverwurst

Foie gras

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+23.2%
Contains more IronIron	+60.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+150%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+15%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+29.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+31.8%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+218.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+66.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

~equal in Sodium ~697mg

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.

Liverwurst

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+75%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+308.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+209.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+244.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+71.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+145.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+216.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+43.2%

Contains more FolateFolate

+100%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	4091µg	1001µg	343%
Vitamin B12	13.46µg	9.4µg	169%
Vitamin B2	1.03mg	0.299mg	56%
Iron	8.85mg	5.5mg	42%
Vitamin B5	2.95mg	1.2mg	35%
Monounsaturated fat	12.286g	25.61g	33%
Fats	25.45g	43.84g	28%
Selenium	58µg	44µg	25%
Saturated fat	9.925g	14.45g	21%
Copper	0.24mg	0.4mg	18%
Vitamin B1	0.272mg	0.088mg	15%
Zinc	2.3mg	0.92mg	13%
Cholesterol	118mg	150mg	11%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	2.51mg	11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.427g	0.84g	11%
Fiber	2.5g	0g	10%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.06mg	10%
Calories	305kcal	462kcal	8%
Folate	30µg	60µg	8%
Calcium	22mg	70mg	5%
Phosphorus	230mg	200mg	4%
Protein	12.38g	11.4g	2%
Vitamin C	3.5mg	2mg	2%
Manganese	0.155mg	0.12mg	2%
Potassium	170mg	138mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.1g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	246kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	33g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	3.39g	4.67g	N/A
Carbs	5.89g	4.67g	0%
Magnesium	12mg	13mg	0%
Sugar	1.65g		N/A
Sodium	700mg	697mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.151mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	0.671mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.653mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	1.139mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	1.155mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.285mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.617mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	0.857mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.448mg	0.303mg	0%