Group · Meat
Rabbit pâté
Rabbit pâté combines rabbit meat, liver and pork fat, cooked in a terrine. Like all liver-based preparations, its micronutrient content has nothing in common with that of a muscle-meat cold cut.
As for nutrition facts: 286 kcal per 100 g, with 24.5 g of fat including 9.47 g of saturated fat, and 14.7 g of protein. It provides 4,000 µg of vitamin A, 3.05 mg of iron, 311 mg of potassium and 5.03 mg of vitamin B3 per 100 g, with 1.45 g of salt.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 286 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 1180 kJ |
| Protein | 14,7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 1,8 g |
| Fat | 24,5 g |
| Fibre | 0,2 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Vitamin A4000 µg500 %
- Vitamin B121 µg40 %
- Vitamin B35,03 mg31 %
- Phosphorus212 mg30 %
- Iron3,05 mg22 %
- Vitamin B10,23 mg21 %
- Vitamin B60,27 mg19 %
- Potassium311 mg16 %
See the other 6 nutrients
- Vitamin B20,14 mg10 %
- Vitamin D0,47 µg9 %
- Magnesium26 mg7 %
- Iodine4 µg3 %
- Calcium12,5 mg2 %
- Vitamin C0,74 mg1 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
4,000 µg of vitamin A: five times the reference intake. A 40 g slice provides 1,600 µg. This concentration is specific to liver, the organ in which vitamin A is stored.
Not recommended in pregnancy. Vitamin A in the form of retinol is teratogenic above 3,000 µg a day: two slices are enough to pass that threshold. Pregnant women should avoid liver pâtés, as well as duck terrine.
A 40 g slice is worth 114 kcal. It is a reasonable starter, with bread and gherkins.
It counts towards the processed meat guideline. 150 g a week, all products combined, according to the Programme national nutrition santé.
Listeriosis: prefer the canned kind. An artisan pâté that has not been sterilised is a fresh product, to be eaten within three days and not recommended for people with weakened immunity.