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Beef Liver vs. Veal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are beef Liver and veal different?

  • Beef Liver has more vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, folate, choline, and vitamin B3 than veal.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for beef Liver is 2888% higher.
  • Veal has less cholesterol.

Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Veal, ground, cooked, broiled are the varieties used 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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 5.1% 30% 37% 34% 106% 93% 11% 4.6% 75%
Contains more IronIron +560.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +13767%
Contains more ZincZinc +37%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +129%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +917.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +163.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +14.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
~equal in Potassium ~337mg
~equal in Sodium ~83mg

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%
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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% 3% 0% 18% 62% 151% 70% 90% 159% 3% 8.3% 52%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +240%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +177.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1168.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +118.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +512.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +160.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +5457.5%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +175%
Contains more FolateFolate +2200%
Contains more CholineCholine +348.4%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef Liver Veal DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 70.58µg 1.27µg 2888%
Copper 14.283mg 0.103mg 1576%
Vitamin A 9442µg 0µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 3.425mg 0.27mg 243%
Vitamin B5 7.11mg 1.16mg 119%
Cholesterol 396mg 103mg 98%
Iron 6.54mg 0.99mg 69%
Folate 253µg 11µg 61%
Choline 426mg 95mg 60%
Vitamin B3 17.525mg 8.03mg 59%
Vitamin B6 1.017mg 0.39mg 48%
Selenium 36.1µg 13.7µg 41%
Phosphorus 497mg 217mg 40%
Manganese 0.356mg 0.035mg 14%
Zinc 5.3mg 3.87mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.194mg 0.07mg 10%
Protein 29.08g 24.38g 9%
Vitamin D 49IU 0IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 0µg 6%
Monounsaturated fat 1.124g 2.84g 4%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.109g 0.55g 4%
Fats 5.26g 7.56g 4%
Carbs 5.13g 0g 2%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 1.2µg 2%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 0.15mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 0mg 2%
Calories 191kcal 172kcal 1%
Calcium 6mg 17mg 1%
Magnesium 21mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 5.13g 0g N/A
Potassium 352mg 337mg 0%
Sodium 79mg 83mg 0%
Trans fat 0.365g N/A
Saturated fat 2.947g 3.04g 0%
Tryptophan 0.368mg 0.247mg 0%
Threonine 1.215mg 1.065mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.352mg 1.201mg 0%
Leucine 2.67mg 1.94mg 0%
Lysine 2.247mg 2.009mg 0%
Methionine 0.759mg 0.569mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.515mg 0.984mg 0%
Valine 1.761mg 1.347mg 0%
Histidine 0.879mg 0.885mg 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
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24% 8% 67%
Protein: 24.38 g
Fats: 7.56 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.76 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +32.3%
Contains more FatsFats +43.7%
Contains more WaterWater +13.5%

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
Veal
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47% 44% 9%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.04 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.55 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +101.6%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +152.7%
~equal in Saturated fat ~3.04g

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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. Veal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/175291/nutrients

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

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