Pâté vs. Mousse — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between pâté and mousse?

Pâté is richer than mousse in vitamin B12, vitamin A, selenium, iron, copper, vitamin B2, protein, and zinc.
Pâté's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 114% more.
Pâté has 18 times more sodium than mousse. While pâté has 697mg of sodium, mousse has only 38mg.
The glycemic index of pâté is lower.

We used Pate, liver, not specified, canned and Desserts, mousse, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe types in this article.

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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.

Pâté

Mousse

Contains more IronIron	+900%
Contains more CopperCopper	+433.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+345.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+70.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+103.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+462.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+53.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+37.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-94.5%

~equal in Potassium ~143mg

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.

Pâté

Mousse

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+1900%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+607.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+192.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+2160.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+125.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+580.9%
Contains more FolateFolate	+300%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+50%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.058mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	3.2µg	0.47µg	114%
Vitamin A	991µg	140µg	95%
Iron	5.5mg	0.55mg	62%
Selenium	41.6µg	7.4µg	62%
Cholesterol	255mg	140mg	38%
Copper	0.4mg	0.075mg	36%
Vitamin B2	0.6mg	0.205mg	30%
Sodium	697mg	38mg	29%
Protein	14.2g	4.14g	20%
Zinc	2.85mg	0.64mg	20%
Vitamin B3	3.3mg	0.146mg	20%
Fats	28g	16g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	12.36g	5.027g	18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.16g	0.879g	15%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.533mg	13%
Phosphorus	200mg	117mg	12%
Folate	60µg	15µg	11%
Calories	319kcal	225kcal	5%
Carbs	1.5g	16.07g	5%
Calcium	70mg	96mg	3%
Vitamin E		0.51mg	3%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.059mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0.1mg	2%
Magnesium	13mg	20mg	2%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Saturated fat	9.57g	9.151g	2%
Caffeine	0mg	7mg	2%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.045mg	1%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.5g	1.8g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	225kcal	543kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	44g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	0.65	N/A
Net carbs	1.5g	15.47g	N/A
Potassium	138mg	143mg	0%
Sugar		14.81g	N/A
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.058mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.157mg		0%
Threonine	0.568mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.554mg		0%
Leucine	1.05mg		0%
Lysine	0.838mg		0%
Methionine	0.284mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.582mg		0%
Valine	0.768mg		0%
Histidine	0.298mg		0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.01g	N/A