Turkey meat vs. Foie gras — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey meat and foie gras different?

Turkey meat is richer in vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and protein, while foie gras is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin A, fats, iron, and copper.
Foie gras covers your daily need for vitamin B12 349% more than turkey meat.
Turkey meat contains 10 times more vitamin B6 than foie gras. Turkey meat contains 0.616mg of vitamin B6, while foie gras contains 0.06mg.
Turkey meat is lower in saturated fat.

Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pate de foie gras, canned (goose liver pate), smoked types were used 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.

Turkey meat

Foie gras

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+130.8%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+73.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+169.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-85.2%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+400%
Contains more IronIron	+404.6%
Contains more CopperCopper	+330.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+757.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+47.7%

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.

Turkey meat

Foie gras

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+281.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+926.7%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+8241.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+95.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+26.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+821.6%
Contains more FolateFolate	+566.7%

~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.299mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	9.4µg	349%
Vitamin A	12µg	1001µg	110%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	25.61g	57%
Fats	7.39g	43.84g	56%
Saturated fat	2.155g	14.45g	56%
Iron	1.09mg	5.5mg	55%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	2.51mg	44%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.06mg	43%
Protein	28.55g	11.4g	34%
Copper	0.093mg	0.4mg	34%
Sodium	103mg	697mg	26%
Selenium	29.8µg	44µg	26%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Calories	189kcal	462kcal	14%
Cholesterol	109mg	150mg	14%
Zinc	2.48mg	0.92mg	14%
Folate	9µg	60µg	13%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	0.84g	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Calcium	14mg	70mg	6%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.12mg	5%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	1.2mg	5%
Magnesium	30mg	13mg	4%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.088mg	4%
Potassium	239mg	138mg	3%
Phosphorus	223mg	200mg	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	2mg	2%
Carbs	0.06g	4.67g	2%
Vitamin D*	15 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	0.299mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	2.5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	405kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	22g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.8	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	4.67g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.161mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	0.507mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	0.606mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	1.029mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	0.863mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.27mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	0.567mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	0.719mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.303mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.014g		N/A