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Beef Liver vs. Brazil nut — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between beef Liver and brazil nut

  • Beef Liver is richer in vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and choline, yet brazil nut is richer in selenium and magnesium.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for brazil nut is 3420% higher.
  • Brazil nut contains less cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched.

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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 269% 48% 58% 91% 581% 111% 311% 0.39% 160% 10456%
Contains more IronIron +169.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +719.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +30.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1690.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +2566.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +87.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +243.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5210.2%

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 2.3% 0% 113% 0% 154% 8.1% 5.5% 11% 23% 0% 0% 17% 16%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +171.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +9685.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5840.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +3764.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +906.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1050%
Contains more CholineCholine +1379.2%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +1007.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +218%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver Brazil nut DV% diff.
Selenium 36.1µg 1917µg 3420%
Vitamin B12 70.58µg 0µg 2941%
Copper 14.283mg 1.743mg 1393%
Vitamin A 9442µg 0µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 3.425mg 0.035mg 261%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.109g 24.399g 155%
Vitamin B5 7.11mg 0.184mg 139%
Cholesterol 396mg 0mg 132%
Vitamin B3 17.525mg 0.295mg 108%
Fats 5.26g 67.1g 95%
Magnesium 21mg 376mg 85%
Choline 426mg 28.8mg 72%
Vitamin B6 1.017mg 0.101mg 70%
Saturated fat 2.947g 16.134g 60%
Folate 253µg 22µg 58%
Monounsaturated fat 1.124g 23.879g 57%
Iron 6.54mg 2.43mg 51%
Manganese 0.356mg 1.223mg 38%
Vitamin B1 0.194mg 0.617mg 35%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 5.65mg 34%
Phosphorus 497mg 725mg 33%
Protein 29.08g 14.32g 30%
Fiber 0g 7.5g 30%
Calories 191kcal 659kcal 23%
Calcium 6mg 160mg 15%
Zinc 5.3mg 4.06mg 11%
Potassium 352mg 659mg 9%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 0IU 6%
Sodium 79mg 3mg 3%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 0µg 3%
Carbs 5.13g 11.74g 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0.7mg 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 4.24g N/A
Sugar 0g 2.33g N/A
Starch 0.25g 0%
Trans fat 0.365g N/A
Tryptophan 0.368mg 0.135mg 0%
Threonine 1.215mg 0.365mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.352mg 0.518mg 0%
Leucine 2.67mg 1.19mg 0%
Lysine 2.247mg 0.49mg 0%
Methionine 0.759mg 1.124mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.515mg 0.639mg 0%
Valine 1.761mg 0.76mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 0.409mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.025g 0.018g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.659g 23.859g 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
14% 67% 12% 3% 3%
Protein: 14.32 g
Fats: 67.1 g
Carbs: 11.74 g
Water: 3.42 g
Other: 3.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +103.1%
Contains more WaterWater +1619.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1175.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +128.8%
Contains more OtherOther +98.8%

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
25% 37% 38%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 16.134 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 24.399 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.7%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2024.5%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +2100.1%

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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. Brazil nut - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170569/nutrients

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

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