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

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How are beef Liver raw and whey different?

  • Beef Liver raw has more vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, folate, and selenium than whey.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for beef Liver raw is 2459% higher.
  • Beef Liver raw contains 2439 times more copper than whey. While beef Liver raw contains 9.755mg of copper, whey contains only 0.004mg.
  • Whey has less cholesterol.

Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, raw and Whey, sweet, fluid are the varieties used in this article.

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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 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +125%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +94.4%
Contains more IronIron +8066.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +243775%
Contains more ZincZinc +2976.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +741.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +30900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1989.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +840%
Contains less SodiumSodium -21.7%

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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1200%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +165500%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +425%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1643.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +17704.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1772.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +3393.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +21078.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +28900%
Contains more CholineCholine +1983.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver raw Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 59.3µg 0.28µg 2459%
Copper 9.755mg 0.004mg 1083%
Vitamin A 4968µg 3µg 552%
Vitamin B2 2.755mg 0.158mg 200%
Vitamin B5 7.173mg 0.383mg 136%
Cholesterol 275mg 2mg 91%
Vitamin B3 13.175mg 0.074mg 82%
Vitamin B6 1.083mg 0.031mg 81%
Folate 290µg 1µg 72%
Selenium 39.7µg 1.9µg 69%
Iron 4.9mg 0.06mg 61%
Choline 333.3mg 16mg 58%
Phosphorus 387mg 46mg 49%
Protein 20.36g 0.85g 39%
Zinc 4mg 0.13mg 35%
Manganese 0.31mg 0.001mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.189mg 0.036mg 13%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Saturated fat 1.233g 0.23g 5%
Calories 135kcal 27kcal 5%
Fats 3.63g 0.36g 5%
Potassium 313mg 161mg 4%
Calcium 5mg 47mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 0mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 0µg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.465g 0.011g 3%
Magnesium 18mg 8mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 0.1mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.479g 0.1g 1%
Sodium 69mg 54mg 1%
Carbs 3.89g 5.14g 0%
Net carbs 3.89g 5.14g N/A
Sugar 0g 5.14g N/A
Trans fat 0.17g N/A
Tryptophan 0.263mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.869mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.967mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.91mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 1.607mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.543mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.084mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.26mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.629mg 0.016mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.007g 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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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2295.3%
Contains more FatsFats +908.3%
Contains more OtherOther +147.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.1%
Contains more WaterWater +31.5%

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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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +379%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +4127.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.3%

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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.