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Chicken liver vs. Cervelat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between chicken liver and cervelat

  • Chicken liver is higher than cervelat in vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, iron, selenium, and vitamin B6.
  • Chicken liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 462% more than cervelat.
  • The amount of cholesterol in cervelat is lower.
  • The glycemic index of chicken liver is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Thuringer, cervelat, summer sausage, beef, pork.

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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 10% 2.7% 23% 77% 50% 70% 48% 170% 0% 111%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +35.7%
Contains more IronIron +340.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +228%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +167.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +169%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +12.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +13%
~equal in Zinc ~2.56mg

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 55% 0% 4.4% 17% 38% 76% 81% 0% 60% 688% 3.3% 1.5% 43%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +218.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +103.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +438.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +125.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +228.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +201.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +29300%
Contains more CholineCholine +146.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~16.6mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken liver Cervelat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 16.58µg 5.5µg 462%
Vitamin A 3296µg 0µg 366%
Folate 588µg 2µg 147%
Vitamin B5 6.233mg 125%
Vitamin B2 1.778mg 0.33mg 111%
Cholesterol 345mg 74mg 90%
Iron 8.99mg 2.04mg 87%
Selenium 54.6µg 20.3µg 62%
Sodium 71mg 1300mg 53%
Vitamin B6 0.853mg 0.26mg 46%
Saturated fat 1.563g 11.51g 45%
Fats 4.83g 30.43g 39%
Copper 0.492mg 0.15mg 38%
Vitamin B3 9.728mg 4.31mg 34%
Monounsaturated fat 1.249g 12.97g 29%
Phosphorus 297mg 111mg 27%
Choline 194.4mg 78.9mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.305mg 0.15mg 13%
Calories 119kcal 362kcal 12%
Manganese 0.255mg 11%
Vitamin D 0µg 1.1µg 6%
Vitamin D 0IU 44IU 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.22mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 1.3µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.306g 1.2g 1%
Carbs 0.73g 3.33g 1%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 16.6mg 1%
Magnesium 19mg 14mg 1%
Potassium 230mg 260mg 1%
Protein 16.92g 17.45g 1%
Zinc 2.67mg 2.56mg 1%
Net carbs 0.73g 3.33g N/A
Calcium 8mg 9mg 0%
Sugar 0g 0.85g N/A
Trans fat 0.065g N/A
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.725mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 0%
Lysine 1.332mg 0%
Methionine 0.432mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.824mg 0%
Valine 0.998mg 0%
Histidine 0.507mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 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
17% 30% 3% 45% 4%
Protein: 17.45 g
Fats: 30.43 g
Carbs: 3.33 g
Water: 45.18 g
Other: 3.61 g
Contains more WaterWater +69.2%
Contains more FatsFats +530%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +356.2%
Contains more OtherOther +240.6%
~equal in Protein ~17.45g

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
45% 51% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 11.51 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.97 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.2 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -86.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +938.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~1.2g

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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. Cervelat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172940/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.