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Blood sausage vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between blood sausage and liver?

  • Blood sausage has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B2, iron, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, and zinc than liver.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 736% higher.
  • Blood sausage has 10 times more saturated fat than liver. Blood sausage has 13.4g of saturated fat, while liver has 1.41g.

We used Blood sausage and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised types in this comparison.

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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 5.7% 1.8% 3.4% 240% 13% 35% 9.4% 89% 1.3% 85%
Liver
Liver
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +294.7%
Contains more IronIron +180%
Contains more CopperCopper +1485%
Contains more ZincZinc +416.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +995.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +335.5%

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% 2.6% 20% 18% 30% 23% 36% 9.2% 125% 0% 3.8% 40%
Liver
Liver
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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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +268.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1589.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +602.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +695.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1325%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1767%
Contains more FolateFolate +3160%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Blood sausage Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1µg 18.67µg 736%
Vitamin A 0µg 5405µg 601%
Vitamin B2 0.13mg 2.196mg 159%
Iron 6.4mg 17.92mg 144%
Selenium 15.5µg 67.5µg 95%
Vitamin B5 0.6mg 4.774mg 83%
Cholesterol 120mg 355mg 78%
Copper 0.04mg 0.634mg 66%
Saturated fat 13.4g 1.41g 55%
Zinc 1.3mg 6.72mg 49%
Fats 34.5g 4.4g 46%
Vitamin B3 1.2mg 8.435mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.04mg 0.57mg 41%
Folate 5µg 163µg 40%
Monounsaturated fat 15.9g 0.63g 38%
Phosphorus 22mg 241mg 31%
Sodium 680mg 49mg 27%
Vitamin C 0mg 23.6mg 26%
Protein 14.6g 26.02g 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.46g 1.05g 16%
Vitamin B1 0.07mg 0.258mg 16%
Choline 72.8mg 13%
Manganese 0.01mg 0.3mg 13%
Calories 379kcal 165kcal 11%
Vitamin D 52IU 7%
Vitamin D 1.3µg 7%
Potassium 38mg 150mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.13mg 1%
Magnesium 8mg 14mg 1%
Carbs 1.29g 3.76g 1%
Net carbs 1.29g 3.76g N/A
Calcium 6mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 1.29g N/A
Tryptophan 0.18mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 0.57mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.32mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 1.39mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 1.05mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.2mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.82mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 1.02mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.71mg 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
15% 35% 47% 2%
Protein: 14.6 g
Fats: 34.5 g
Carbs: 1.29 g
Water: 47.3 g
Other: 2.31 g
Liver
Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +684.1%
Contains more OtherOther +54%
Contains more ProteinProtein +78.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +191.5%
Contains more WaterWater +36%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
41% 49% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 13.4 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 15.9 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.46 g
Liver
Liver
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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2423.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +229.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -89.5%

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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. Blood sausage - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171618/nutrients
  2. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/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.