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Beef Liver vs. Pork Meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beef Liver and pork Meat?

  • Beef Liver is higher in vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, folate, and vitamin B3, yet pork Meat is higher in vitamin B1.
  • Beef Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 2917% more.
  • The amount of cholesterol in pork Meat is lower.

We used Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Pork, fresh, loin, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, roasted types 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 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 21% 1.8% 37% 43% 37% 66% 114% 7.4% 1.7% 208%
Contains more IronIron +468.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +12767.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +119%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2638.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +38.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.8%
~equal in Calcium ~6mg
~equal in Selenium ~38.2µg

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% 1.6% 3% 238% 89% 139% 61% 171% 71% 0% 0% 48%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +537.5%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +500%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +785%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +135.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +602.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +37.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +12282.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +379.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +389.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver Pork Meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 70.58µg 0.57µg 2917%
Copper 14.283mg 0.111mg 1575%
Vitamin A 9442µg 0µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 3.425mg 0.387mg 234%
Vitamin B5 7.11mg 1.012mg 122%
Cholesterol 396mg 73mg 108%
Iron 6.54mg 1.15mg 67%
Vitamin B1 0.194mg 0.95mg 63%
Vitamin B3 17.525mg 7.432mg 63%
Folate 253µg 0µg 63%
Choline 426mg 88.9mg 61%
Phosphorus 497mg 267mg 33%
Zinc 5.3mg 2.42mg 26%
Vitamin B6 1.017mg 0.739mg 21%
Manganese 0.356mg 0.013mg 15%
Saturated fat 2.947g 1.198g 8%
Protein 29.08g 26.17g 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 10IU 5%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0.2µg 5%
Selenium 36.1µg 38.2µg 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.109g 0.506g 4%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 0µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.08mg 3%
Fats 5.26g 3.51g 3%
Calories 191kcal 143kcal 2%
Potassium 352mg 421mg 2%
Magnesium 21mg 29mg 2%
Carbs 5.13g 0g 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 79mg 57mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 1.124g 1.334g 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 0g N/A
Calcium 6mg 6mg 0%
Trans fat 0.365g 0.033g N/A
Tryptophan 0.368mg 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 1.215mg 1.175mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.352mg 1.288mg 0%
Leucine 2.67mg 2.229mg 0%
Lysine 2.247mg 2.427mg 0%
Methionine 0.759mg 0.721mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.515mg 1.1mg 0%
Valine 1.761mg 1.367mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 1.13mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.025g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g 0.013g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.659g 0.411g 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
26% 4% 69%
Protein: 26.17 g
Fats: 3.51 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 69.45 g
Other: 0.87 g
Contains more FatsFats +49.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +97.7%
Contains more WaterWater +18.1%
~equal in Protein ~26.17g

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
39% 44% 17%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.198 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.334 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.506 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +119.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -59.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18.7%

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 - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168626/nutrients
  2. Pork Meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168250/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.