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Beef Liver vs. Shiitake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between beef Liver and shiitake

  • Beef Liver is richer than shiitake in copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, iron, folate, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, and zinc.
  • Daily need coverage for copper for beef Liver is 1571% higher.
  • Beef Liver contains 19 times more folate than shiitake. Beef Liver contains 253µg of folate, while shiitake contains 13µg.

Food types used in this article are Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Mushrooms, shiitake, raw.

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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 14% 0.6% 27% 15% 47% 28% 48% 1.2% 30% 31%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +200%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +15.8%
Contains more IronIron +1495.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +9958.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +414.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +343.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +54.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +533.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.6%
~equal in Magnesium ~20mg

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% 0% 6% 3.8% 50% 73% 90% 68% 0% 0% 9.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +200%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1193.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1478.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +352%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +374%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +247.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1846.2%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver Shiitake DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 70.58µg 2941%
Copper 14.283mg 0.142mg 1571%
Vitamin A 9442µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 3.425mg 0.217mg 247%
Cholesterol 396mg 132%
Vitamin B5 7.11mg 1.5mg 112%
Vitamin B3 17.525mg 3.877mg 85%
Choline 426mg 77%
Iron 6.54mg 0.41mg 77%
Folate 253µg 13µg 60%
Vitamin B6 1.017mg 0.293mg 56%
Phosphorus 497mg 112mg 55%
Selenium 36.1µg 5.7µg 55%
Protein 29.08g 2.24g 54%
Zinc 5.3mg 1.03mg 39%
Vitamin B1 0.194mg 0.015mg 15%
Saturated fat 2.947g 13%
Fiber 0g 2.5g 10%
Calories 191kcal 34kcal 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.109g 7%
Fats 5.26g 0.49g 7%
Manganese 0.356mg 0.23mg 5%
Vitamin D 49IU 18IU 4%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0.4µg 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.124g 3%
Sodium 79mg 9mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 2%
Carbs 5.13g 6.79g 1%
Potassium 352mg 304mg 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 4.29g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 20mg 0%
Calcium 6mg 2mg 0%
Sugar 0g 2.38g N/A
Trans fat 0.365g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.368mg 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 1.215mg 0.134mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.352mg 0.111mg 0%
Leucine 2.67mg 0.189mg 0%
Lysine 2.247mg 0.134mg 0%
Methionine 0.759mg 0.033mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.515mg 0.111mg 0%
Valine 1.761mg 0.145mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 0.056mg 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
2% 7% 90%
Protein: 2.24 g
Fats: 0.49 g
Carbs: 6.79 g
Water: 89.74 g
Other: 0.74 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1198.2%
Contains more FatsFats +973.5%
Contains more OtherOther +132.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +32.4%
Contains more WaterWater +52.6%

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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. Shiitake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169242/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.