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Beef Liver vs. Beef sirloin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef Liver and beef sirloin

  • Beef sirloin has less vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, folate, iron, choline, and vitamin B3.
  • Beef Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 2880% more.
  • Beef sirloin is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Beef, top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled.

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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 15% 1.8% 31% 245% 4761% 145% 213% 10% 46% 197%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 6.6% 36% 72% 28% 155% 108% 8.6% 1.4% 212%
Contains more IronIron +240.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +16703.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +96.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3136.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +266.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -16.5%
~equal in Zinc ~5.7mg
~equal in Selenium ~38.9µg

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 6.3% 3147% 10% 18% 49% 790% 329% 427% 235% 8823% 8.3% 190% 232%
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% 0% 7.8% 0% 22% 38% 169% 36% 157% 184% 3.5% 7.5% 64%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +30.8%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +120.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2001.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +94.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1071.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +49.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4701.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +135.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2430%
Contains more CholineCholine +263.2%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver Beef sirloin DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 70.58µg 1.47µg 2880%
Copper 14.283mg 0.085mg 1578%
Vitamin A 9442µg 0µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 3.425mg 0.163mg 251%
Vitamin B5 7.11mg 0.607mg 130%
Cholesterol 396mg 81mg 105%
Folate 253µg 10µg 61%
Iron 6.54mg 1.92mg 58%
Choline 426mg 117.3mg 56%
Vitamin B3 17.525mg 9.001mg 53%
Phosphorus 497mg 253mg 35%
Vitamin B6 1.017mg 0.681mg 26%
Manganese 0.356mg 0.011mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.194mg 0.088mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.109g 0.185g 6%
Saturated fat 2.947g 1.915g 5%
Selenium 36.1µg 38.9µg 5%
Zinc 5.3mg 5.7mg 4%
Protein 29.08g 30.8g 3%
Calcium 6mg 22mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 1.124g 2.006g 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Carbs 5.13g 0g 2%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 1.4µg 2%
Potassium 352mg 410mg 2%
Calories 191kcal 177kcal 1%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.39mg 1%
Sodium 79mg 66mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 27mg 1%
Fats 5.26g 5.03g 0%
Net carbs 5.13g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.365g N/A
Tryptophan 0.368mg 0.202mg 0%
Threonine 1.215mg 1.23mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.352mg 1.401mg 0%
Leucine 2.67mg 2.45mg 0%
Lysine 2.247mg 2.603mg 0%
Methionine 0.759mg 0.802mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.515mg 1.217mg 0%
Valine 1.761mg 1.528mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 0.983mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.025g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.659g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 5% 5% 59% 2%
Protein: 29.08 g
Fats: 5.26 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 58.81 g
Other: 1.72 g
31% 5% 64%
Protein: 30.8 g
Fats: 5.03 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 63.58 g
Other: 0.59 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +191.5%
~equal in Protein ~30.8g
~equal in Fats ~5.03g
~equal in Water ~63.58g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
57% 22% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.947 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.109 g
47% 49% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.915 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.006 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.185 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +499.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +78.5%

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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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168626/nutrients
  2. Beef sirloin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168636/nutrients

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

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