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Beef shank raw vs. Beef Liver raw — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between beef shank raw and beef Liver raw

  • Beef shank raw has less vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, folate, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and selenium.
  • Beef Liver raw's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 2332% more.
  • Beef shank raw is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Beef, shank crosscuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw and Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, 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 10% 6% 34% 87% 24% 189% 87% 8.2% 1.8% 97%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 1.5% 28% 184% 3252% 109% 166% 9% 40% 217%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +73.5%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more IronIron +111.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +13639.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +89.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2114.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +124.3%
~equal in Sodium ~69mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 25% 51% 108% 21% 108% 416% 0% 6% 0%
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 4.3% 1656% 7.6% 18% 47% 636% 247% 430% 250% 7413% 7.8% 218% 182%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +89%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1152.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +129.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1949.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +130.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1680.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +3525%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Beef shank raw Beef Liver raw DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 3.33µg 59.3µg 2332%
Copper 0.071mg 9.755mg 1076%
Vitamin A 0µg 4968µg 552%
Vitamin B2 0.22mg 2.755mg 195%
Vitamin B5 0.35mg 7.173mg 136%
Cholesterol 39mg 275mg 79%
Folate 8µg 290µg 71%
Choline 333.3mg 61%
Vitamin B6 0.47mg 1.083mg 47%
Vitamin B3 5.74mg 13.175mg 46%
Selenium 17.7µg 39.7µg 40%
Iron 2.32mg 4.9mg 32%
Zinc 6.94mg 4mg 27%
Phosphorus 204mg 387mg 26%
Manganese 0.014mg 0.31mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.189mg 7%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin E 0.38mg 3%
Protein 21.75g 20.36g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 1.76g 0.479g 3%
Vitamin K 3.1µg 3%
Potassium 387mg 313mg 2%
Calcium 20mg 5mg 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.15g 0.465g 2%
Magnesium 14mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.89g 1%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.3mg 1%
Calories 128kcal 135kcal 0%
Fats 3.85g 3.63g 0%
Net carbs 0g 3.89g N/A
Sodium 63mg 69mg 0%
Trans fat 0.17g N/A
Saturated fat 1.28g 1.233g 0%
Tryptophan 0.244mg 0.263mg 0%
Threonine 0.95mg 0.869mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.978mg 0.967mg 0%
Leucine 1.719mg 1.91mg 0%
Lysine 1.81mg 1.607mg 0%
Methionine 0.557mg 0.543mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.849mg 1.084mg 0%
Valine 1.058mg 1.26mg 0%
Histidine 0.745mg 0.629mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.009g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.299g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
22% 4% 73%
Protein: 21.75 g
Fats: 3.85 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 73.03 g
Other: 1.37 g
20% 4% 4% 71%
Protein: 20.36 g
Fats: 3.63 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 70.81 g
Other: 1.31 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Protein ~20.36g
~equal in Fats ~3.63g
~equal in Water ~70.81g
~equal in Other ~1.31g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 55% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.28 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.76 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.15 g
57% 22% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.233 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.479 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.465 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +267.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +210%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.233g

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 shank raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169441/nutrients
  2. Beef Liver raw - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169451/nutrients

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

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