Group · Meat
Duck terrine
Duck terrine combines duck meat and liver, pork fat and aromatics, slowly cooked in a bain-marie. The liver makes it a product apart at the cold meat counter: its micronutrient values have no equivalent.
As for nutrition facts: 322 kcal per 100 g, with 27.1 g of fat and 13.2 g of protein. Its exceptional figures come from the liver: 4,350 µg of vitamin A, 13.6 µg of vitamin B12, 343 µg of vitamin B9, 5.2 mg of iron and 40 µg of selenium per 100 g. It contains 1.39 g of salt.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 322 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 1340 kJ |
| Protein | 13,2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5,7 g |
| Fat | 27,1 g |
| Fibre | 0,6 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Vitamin B1213,6 µg544 %
- Vitamin A4350 µg544 %
- Vitamin B9343 µg172 %
- Selenium40 µg73 %
- Copper0,62 mg62 %
- Vitamin B37,97 mg50 %
- Vitamin B52,49 mg42 %
- Iron5,2 mg37 %
See the other 17 nutrients
- Vitamin B20,41 mg29 %
- Omega-6 LA2,81 g28 %
- Zinc2,6 mg26 %
- Phosphorus170 mg24 %
- Vitamin C12,9 mg16 %
- Vitamin B10,17 mg15 %
- Vitamin D0,75 µg15 %
- Omega-3 ALA0,25 g13 %
- DHA0,03 g12 %
- Total omega-30,28 g11 %
- Potassium210 mg11 %
- Vitamin B60,14 mg10 %
- Manganese0,16 mg8 %
- Vitamin E0,89 mg7 %
- Magnesium16 mg4 %
- Calcium23 mg3 %
- Vitamin K11,43 µg2 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
4,350 µg of vitamin A: that is five times the reference intake. A 40 g slice provides 1,740 µg. This concentration is specific to liver-based products, since liver is the organ where vitamin A is stored.
And it is not recommended in pregnancy. Vitamin A in the form of retinol is teratogenic above 3,000 µg a day: two slices of duck terrine are enough to pass that threshold. Pregnant women should avoid all liver-based products, terrine included.
13.6 µg of vitamin B12 and 343 µg of vitamin B9. Respectively five times and one and a half times the reference intakes. For someone who is not pregnant, an occasional slice is a real contribution.
A 40 g slice is worth 129 kcal. It is a starter, to be served with bread and gherkins rather than with a second fatty product.
Listeriosis: prefer the canned kind. An artisan terrine that has not been sterilised is a fresh product, to be eaten quickly and not recommended for pregnant women or people with weakened immunity.