Chicken liver vs. Chicken heart — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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Important differences between chicken liver and chicken heart
- Chicken liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, and iron; however, chicken heart has more zinc.
- Chicken liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 387% more.
- Chicken liver has 369 times more vitamin A than chicken heart. Chicken liver has 11078IU of vitamin A, while chicken heart has 30IU.
- Chicken heart is lower in cholesterol.
The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Chicken, heart, all classes, raw.
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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 | +26.7% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +30.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +50.8% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +42.2% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +67.8% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +186.5% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +1169.8% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +50% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +146.8% |
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 CVitamin C | +459.4% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +36522.2% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +100.7% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +144.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +99.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +143.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +136.9% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +127.4% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +716.7% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +∞% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Vitamin B12 | 16.58µg | 7.29µg | 387% |
Vitamin A | 3296µg | 9µg | 365% |
Folate | 588µg | 72µg | 129% |
Selenium | 54.6µg | 4.3µg | 91% |
Vitamin B2 | 1.778mg | 0.728mg | 81% |
Vitamin B5 | 6.233mg | 2.559mg | 73% |
Cholesterol | 345mg | 136mg | 70% |
Iron | 8.99mg | 5.96mg | 38% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.853mg | 0.36mg | 38% |
Zinc | 2.67mg | 6.59mg | 36% |
Choline | 194.4mg | 35% | |
Vitamin B3 | 9.728mg | 4.883mg | 30% |
Phosphorus | 297mg | 177mg | 17% |
Copper | 0.492mg | 0.346mg | 16% |
Vitamin C | 17.9mg | 3.2mg | 16% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.305mg | 0.152mg | 13% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.306g | 2.71g | 9% |
Manganese | 0.255mg | 0.089mg | 7% |
Fats | 4.83g | 9.33g | 7% |
Saturated fat | 1.563g | 2.66g | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.7mg | 5% | |
Monounsaturated fat | 1.249g | 2.37g | 3% |
Protein | 16.92g | 15.55g | 3% |
Calories | 119kcal | 153kcal | 2% |
Potassium | 230mg | 176mg | 2% |
Magnesium | 19mg | 15mg | 1% |
Carbs | 0.73g | 0.71g | 0% |
Net carbs | 0.73g | 0.71g | N/A |
Calcium | 8mg | 12mg | 0% |
Sodium | 71mg | 74mg | 0% |
Trans fat | 0.065g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.176mg | 0.199mg | 0% |
Threonine | 0.725mg | 0.704mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 0.813mg | 0.833mg | 0% |
Leucine | 1.512mg | 1.355mg | 0% |
Lysine | 1.332mg | 1.303mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.432mg | 0.376mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 0.824mg | 0.696mg | 0% |
Valine | 0.998mg | 0.88mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.507mg | 0.408mg | 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
Protein:
16.92 g
Fats:
4.83 g
Carbs:
0.73 g
Water:
76.46 g
Other:
1.06 g
Protein:
15.55 g
Fats:
9.33 g
Carbs:
0.71 g
Water:
73.56 g
Other:
0.85 g
Contains more OtherOther | +24.7% |
Contains more FatsFats | +93.2% |
~equal in
Protein
~15.55g
~equal in
Carbs
~0.71g
~equal in
Water
~73.56g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
1.563 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
1.249 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
1.306 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
2.66 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
2.37 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
2.71 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -41.2% |
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +89.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +107.5% |