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Chicken heart vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between chicken heart and liver?

  • Chicken heart has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, copper, folate, and vitamin C than liver.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 474% higher.
  • Chicken heart contains less cholesterol.

We used Chicken, heart, all classes, raw 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 11% 3.6% 16% 224% 115% 180% 76% 9.7% 12% 23%
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 CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.3%
Contains more IronIron +200.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +237.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1469.8%
~equal in Magnesium ~14mg
~equal in Zinc ~6.72mg

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 11% 3% 0% 0% 38% 168% 92% 154% 83% 911% 0% 54% 0%
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 CVitamin C +637.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +59955.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +201.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +156.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken heart Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin A 9µg 5405µg 600%
Vitamin B12 7.29µg 18.67µg 474%
Iron 5.96mg 17.92mg 150%
Selenium 4.3µg 67.5µg 115%
Vitamin B2 0.728mg 2.196mg 113%
Cholesterol 136mg 355mg 73%
Vitamin B5 2.559mg 4.774mg 44%
Copper 0.346mg 0.634mg 32%
Folate 72µg 163µg 23%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 23.6mg 23%
Vitamin B3 4.883mg 8.435mg 22%
Protein 15.55g 26.02g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.36mg 0.57mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.71g 1.05g 11%
Phosphorus 177mg 241mg 9%
Manganese 0.089mg 0.3mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.152mg 0.258mg 9%
Fats 9.33g 4.4g 8%
Saturated fat 2.66g 1.41g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 2.37g 0.63g 4%
Calories 153kcal 165kcal 1%
Sodium 74mg 49mg 1%
Zinc 6.59mg 6.72mg 1%
Potassium 176mg 150mg 1%
Carbs 0.71g 3.76g 1%
Net carbs 0.71g 3.76g N/A
Magnesium 15mg 14mg 0%
Calcium 12mg 10mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.199mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 0.704mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.833mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 1.355mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 1.303mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.376mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.696mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 0.88mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.408mg 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
16% 9% 74%
Protein: 15.55 g
Fats: 9.33 g
Carbs: 0.71 g
Water: 73.56 g
Other: 0.85 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 +112%
Contains more WaterWater +14.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +429.6%
Contains more OtherOther +76.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
34% 31% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.71 g
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 +276.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +158.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47%

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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. Chicken heart - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171458/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.