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Beef Liver raw vs. Steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef Liver raw and steak

  • Steak has less vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, folate, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and phosphorus.
  • Beef Liver raw's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 2379% more.
  • Beef Liver raw has 676 times more vitamin A than steak. Beef Liver raw has 16898IU of vitamin A, while steak has 25IU.
  • Steak is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, raw and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip off, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.5% 28% 184% 3252% 109% 166% 9% 40% 217%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.6% 25% 90% 28% 173% 70% 7.6% 0% 173%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.2%
Contains more IronIron +104.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +11376.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +137.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +24.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains more ZincZinc +58.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -15.9%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 4.3% 1656% 7.6% 18% 47% 636% 247% 430% 250% 7413% 7.8% 218% 182%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 2.3% 0% 1.5% 19% 69% 97% 0% 115% 275% 4% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +70871.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +155.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +815.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +155.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +116.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2595.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +93.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +4733.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver raw Steak DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 59.3µg 2.2µg 2379%
Copper 9.755mg 0.085mg 1074%
Vitamin A 4968µg 7µg 551%
Vitamin B2 2.755mg 0.301mg 189%
Vitamin B5 7.173mg 143%
Folate 290µg 6µg 71%
Cholesterol 275mg 78mg 66%
Choline 333.3mg 61%
Vitamin B3 13.175mg 5.149mg 50%
Vitamin B6 1.083mg 0.5mg 45%
Saturated fat 1.233g 8.443g 33%
Phosphorus 387mg 163mg 32%
Iron 4.9mg 2.4mg 31%
Fats 3.63g 19.02g 24%
Monounsaturated fat 0.479g 9.171g 22%
Zinc 4mg 6.34mg 21%
Selenium 39.7µg 31.8µg 14%
Manganese 0.31mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.189mg 0.074mg 10%
Protein 20.36g 24.85g 9%
Calories 135kcal 271kcal 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0.1µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6IU 5%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.465g 0.896g 3%
Potassium 313mg 279mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 12mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 23mg 1%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 1.6µg 1%
Carbs 3.89g 0g 1%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.89g 0g N/A
Sodium 69mg 58mg 0%
Trans fat 0.17g N/A
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.278mg 0%
Threonine 0.869mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.967mg 1.157mg 0%
Leucine 1.91mg 2.142mg 0%
Lysine 1.607mg 2.38mg 0%
Methionine 0.543mg 0.672mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.084mg 0.997mg 0%
Valine 1.26mg 1.242mg 0%
Histidine 0.629mg 0.931mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.007g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.299g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 4% 4% 71%
Protein: 20.36 g
Fats: 3.63 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 70.81 g
Other: 1.31 g
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25% 19% 56%
Protein: 24.85 g
Fats: 19.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 55.59 g
Other: 0.54 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +27.4%
Contains more OtherOther +142.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +22.1%
Contains more FatsFats +424%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 22% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.479 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.465 g
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46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.443 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.171 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.896 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1814.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +92.7%

References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Beef Liver raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169451/nutrients
  2. Steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172164/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.