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Chicken liver vs. Barbecue chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken liver and barbecue chicken different?

  • Chicken liver is higher than barbecue chicken in vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, and copper.
  • Chicken liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 671% more than barbecue chicken.
  • Chicken liver contains 165 times more vitamin A than barbecue chicken. Chicken liver contains 11078IU of vitamin A, while barbecue chicken contains 67IU.
  • Barbecue chicken is lower in cholesterol.

Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Chicken, broiler, rotisserie, BBQ, thigh meat, and skin types were 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 14% 2.4% 20% 337% 164% 73% 127% 9.3% 33% 298%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 4.8% 23% 36% 26% 49% 93% 44% 0.65% 120%
Contains more IronIron +846.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +539%
Contains more ZincZinc +50%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +5000%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +148.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +10.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +10.9%

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 60% 1099% 14% 0% 76% 410% 182% 374% 197% 2073% 0% 441% 106%
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% 6.7% 9.2% 0% 14% 52% 107% 9.1% 44% 59% 0% 6% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +16380%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +454.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +683.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4000.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +346.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3427.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +7250%
Contains more CholineCholine +209.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken liver Barbecue chicken DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 16.58µg 0.47µg 671%
Vitamin A 3296µg 20µg 364%
Folate 588µg 8µg 145%
Vitamin B5 6.233mg 0.152mg 122%
Vitamin B2 1.778mg 0.227mg 119%
Iron 8.99mg 0.95mg 101%
Cholesterol 345mg 127mg 73%
Selenium 54.6µg 22µg 59%
Vitamin B6 0.853mg 0.191mg 51%
Copper 0.492mg 0.077mg 46%
Vitamin B3 9.728mg 5.732mg 25%
Choline 194.4mg 62.9mg 24%
Vitamin B1 0.305mg 0.055mg 21%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 0mg 20%
Fats 4.83g 15.08g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 1.249g 6.446g 13%
Protein 16.92g 22.51g 11%
Phosphorus 297mg 218mg 11%
Sodium 71mg 335mg 11%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.005mg 11%
Saturated fat 1.563g 3.927g 11%
Zinc 2.67mg 1.78mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.306g 2.038g 5%
Calories 119kcal 226kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.46mg 2%
Potassium 230mg 255mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 16mg 1%
Carbs 0.73g 0.12g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 0.12g N/A
Magnesium 19mg 21mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.12g N/A
Trans fat 0.065g 0.078g N/A
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.173mg 0%
Threonine 0.725mg 0.657mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0.853mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 1.549mg 0%
Lysine 1.332mg 1.75mg 0%
Methionine 0.432mg 0.565mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.824mg 0.69mg 0%
Valine 0.998mg 0.935mg 0%
Histidine 0.507mg 0.592mg 0%
Fructose 0.04g 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.475g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
17% 5% 76%
Protein: 16.92 g
Fats: 4.83 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 76.46 g
Other: 1.06 g
23% 15% 61%
Protein: 22.51 g
Fats: 15.08 g
Carbs: 0.12 g
Water: 61.41 g
Other: 0.88 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +508.3%
Contains more WaterWater +24.5%
Contains more OtherOther +20.5%
Contains more ProteinProtein +33%
Contains more FatsFats +212.2%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
38% 30% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.563 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.249 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.306 g
32% 52% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.927 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.446 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.038 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -60.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +416.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +56%

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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 liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171060/nutrients
  2. Barbecue chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171127/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.