Beefsteak vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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A recap on the differences between beefsteak and liver
- Beefsteak has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, folate, and vitamin C.
- Liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 720% more than beefsteak.
- Beefsteak has less cholesterol.
Food varieties used in this article are Beef, loin, top loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, grilled and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised.
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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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +64.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +120% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +126.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +999.4% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +768.5% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +38.6% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +13.1% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -14% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +3233.3% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +134.4% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +∞% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +230.8% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +1468.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +20.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +805.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +1252.9% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +1937.5% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 1.38µg | 18.67µg | 720% |
Vitamin A | 0µg | 5405µg | 601% |
Iron | 1.63mg | 17.92mg | 204% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.14mg | 2.196mg | 158% |
Cholesterol | 79mg | 355mg | 92% |
Vitamin B5 | 0.527mg | 4.774mg | 85% |
Selenium | 28.8µg | 67.5µg | 70% |
Copper | 0.073mg | 0.634mg | 62% |
Folate | 8µg | 163µg | 39% |
Vitamin C | 0mg | 23.6mg | 26% |
Saturated fat | 5.951g | 1.41g | 21% |
Choline | 101.8mg | 19% | |
Zinc | 4.85mg | 6.72mg | 17% |
Fats | 15.11g | 4.4g | 16% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.078mg | 0.258mg | 15% |
Monounsaturated fat | 6.298g | 0.63g | 14% |
Manganese | 0.009mg | 0.3mg | 13% |
Vitamin B3 | 6.978mg | 8.435mg | 9% |
Potassium | 340mg | 150mg | 6% |
Calories | 250kcal | 165kcal | 4% |
Phosphorus | 213mg | 241mg | 4% |
Vitamin E | 0.45mg | 3% | |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.56g | 1.05g | 3% |
Magnesium | 23mg | 14mg | 2% |
Protein | 26.72g | 26.02g | 1% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.585mg | 0.57mg | 1% |
Vitamin K | 1.6µg | 1% | |
Calcium | 22mg | 10mg | 1% |
Carbs | 0g | 3.76g | 1% |
Net carbs | 0g | 3.76g | N/A |
Sodium | 57mg | 49mg | 0% |
Tryptophan | 0.173mg | 0.366mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.054mg | 1.107mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.201mg | 1.32mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.099mg | 2.319mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.23mg | 2.007mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.687mg | 0.645mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.042mg | 1.274mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.309mg | 1.607mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.842mg | 0.708mg | 0% |
Omega-3 - DHA | 0g | 0.03g | N/A |
Omega-3 - DPA | 0g | 0.04g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more FatsFats | +243.4% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +∞% |
Contains more WaterWater | +11% |
Contains more OtherOther | +614.3% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +899.7% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -76.3% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +87.5% |