Pâté vs. Pork shoulder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between pâté and pork shoulder

Pâté has more vitamin A, vitamin B12, iron, copper, selenium, and vitamin B2; however, pork shoulder is higher in vitamin B1 and vitamin B6.
Pâté covers your daily vitamin A needs 110% more than pork shoulder.
Pork shoulder contains 11 times less sodium than pâté. Pâté contains 697mg of sodium, while pork shoulder contains 65mg.
The glycemic index of pâté is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pate, liver, not specified, canned and Pork, fresh, shoulder, whole, separable lean, and fat, raw.

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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

Pork shoulder

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+366.7%
Contains more IronIron	+423.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+376.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+990.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+63.1%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+38.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+118.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-90.7%

~equal in Zinc ~2.7mg

~equal in Phosphorus ~182mg

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

Pork shoulder

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+185.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+49450%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+66.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+332.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1100%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2456.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+16.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+480%

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin A	991µg	2µg	110%
Vitamin B12	3.2µg	0.74µg	103%
Cholesterol	255mg	71mg	61%
Vitamin B1	0.03mg	0.767mg	61%
Iron	5.5mg	1.05mg	56%
Copper	0.4mg	0.084mg	35%
Selenium	41.6µg	25.5µg	29%
Sodium	697mg	65mg	27%
Vitamin B2	0.6mg	0.275mg	25%
Vitamin B6	0.06mg	0.348mg	22%
Fats	28g	17.99g	15%
Saturated fat	9.57g	6.24g	15%
Folate	60µg	5µg	14%
Choline		60.6mg	11%
Monounsaturated fat	12.36g	8.01g	11%
Vitamin B5	1.2mg	0.719mg	10%
Vitamin D*		70 IU	9%
Vitamin D		1.7µg	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.16g	1.92g	8%
Protein	14.2g	17.18g	6%
Calcium	70mg	15mg	6%
Potassium	138mg	302mg	5%
Manganese	0.12mg	0.011mg	5%
Calories	319kcal	236kcal	4%
Phosphorus	200mg	182mg	3%
Vitamin B3	3.3mg	3.833mg	3%
Vitamin C	2mg	0.7mg	1%
Carbs	1.5g	0g	1%
Magnesium	13mg	18mg	1%
Zinc	2.85mg	2.7mg	1%
Vitamin E		0.19mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	4.5g	7.3g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	225kcal	137kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	31g	42g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	1.5g	0g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.157mg	0.208mg	0%
Threonine	0.568mg	0.768mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.554mg	0.781mg	0%
Leucine	1.05mg	1.36mg	0%
Lysine	0.838mg	1.531mg	0%
Methionine	0.284mg	0.441mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.582mg	0.681mg	0%
Valine	0.768mg	0.921mg	0%
Histidine	0.298mg	0.656mg	0%