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Beef Liver vs. Turkey breast — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between beef Liver and turkey breast?

  • Beef Liver is richer than turkey breast in vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, iron, folate, and phosphorus.
  • Beef Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 2923% more.
  • Beef Liver has 5286 times more vitamin A than turkey breast. While beef Liver has 31714IU of vitamin A, turkey breast has only 6IU.
  • The amount of cholesterol in turkey breast is lower.

We used Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Turkey, all classes, breast, meat, and skin, raw 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 17% 3.9% 24% 45% 25% 43% 80% 7.7% 2.3% 122%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28%
Contains more IronIron +445%
Contains more CopperCopper +19201.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +237.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +167.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1877.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +61.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +116.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.3%

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% 0.67% 0% 0% 15% 27% 98% 37% 111% 53% 0% 5.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +472000%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +234.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2878.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +237%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1044.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +111.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +16704.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3514.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver Turkey breast DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 70.58µg 0.42µg 2923%
Copper 14.283mg 0.074mg 1579%
Vitamin A 9442µg 2µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 3.425mg 0.115mg 255%
Vitamin B5 7.11mg 0.621mg 130%
Cholesterol 396mg 65mg 110%
Choline 426mg 77%
Vitamin B3 17.525mg 5.2mg 77%
Iron 6.54mg 1.2mg 67%
Folate 253µg 7µg 62%
Phosphorus 497mg 186mg 44%
Vitamin B6 1.017mg 0.48mg 41%
Zinc 5.3mg 1.57mg 34%
Selenium 36.1µg 22.4µg 25%
Manganese 0.356mg 0.018mg 15%
Protein 29.08g 21.89g 14%
Vitamin B1 0.194mg 0.058mg 11%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Saturated fat 2.947g 1.91g 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.109g 1.66g 4%
Monounsaturated fat 1.124g 2.66g 4%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Fats 5.26g 7.02g 3%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 3%
Calories 191kcal 157kcal 2%
Potassium 352mg 275mg 2%
Carbs 5.13g 0g 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Sodium 79mg 59mg 1%
Calcium 6mg 13mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.365g N/A
Tryptophan 0.368mg 0.242mg 0%
Threonine 1.215mg 0.957mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.352mg 1.099mg 0%
Leucine 2.67mg 1.704mg 0%
Lysine 2.247mg 1.996mg 0%
Methionine 0.759mg 0.616mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.515mg 0.857mg 0%
Valine 1.761mg 1.141mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 0.66mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.01g 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
22% 7% 70%
Protein: 21.89 g
Fats: 7.02 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 70.05 g
Other: 1.04 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +32.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +65.4%
Contains more FatsFats +33.5%
Contains more WaterWater +19.1%

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
31% 43% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.91 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.66 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.66 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +136.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +49.7%

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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. Turkey breast - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171093/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.