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Chicken liver vs. Chicken thigh — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between chicken liver and chicken thigh

  • Chicken liver is richer than chicken thigh in vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, selenium, copper, and vitamin B6.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chicken liver is 677% higher.
  • Chicken liver contains 158 times more vitamin A than chicken thigh. Chicken liver contains 11078IU of vitamin A, while chicken thigh contains 70IU.
  • Chicken thigh contains less cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried.

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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 19% 3.9% 23% 55% 30% 76% 85% 12% 3.5% 112%
Contains more IronIron +515.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +446.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +49.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -25.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +844.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +166.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +36.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +62.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +12.6%
~equal in Zinc ~2.79mg

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% 0% 0% 3% 22% 59% 134% 77% 88% 41% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +246.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +597.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +36.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +385.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +124.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4924.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +6433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken liver Chicken thigh DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 16.58µg 0.33µg 677%
Vitamin A 3296µg 366%
Folate 588µg 9µg 145%
Vitamin B2 1.778mg 0.255mg 117%
Vitamin B5 6.233mg 1.285mg 99%
Iron 8.99mg 1.46mg 94%
Cholesterol 345mg 102mg 81%
Selenium 54.6µg 20.5µg 62%
Copper 0.492mg 0.09mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.853mg 0.38mg 36%
Choline 194.4mg 35%
Protein 16.92g 28.18g 23%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 0mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.305mg 0.088mg 18%
Vitamin B3 9.728mg 7.12mg 16%
Phosphorus 297mg 199mg 14%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.027mg 10%
Fats 4.83g 10.3g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.306g 2.43g 7%
Monounsaturated fat 1.249g 3.82g 6%
Saturated fat 1.563g 2.78g 6%
Calories 119kcal 218kcal 5%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 5%
Magnesium 19mg 26mg 2%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.2µg 1%
Sodium 71mg 95mg 1%
Zinc 2.67mg 2.79mg 1%
Potassium 230mg 259mg 1%
Calcium 8mg 13mg 1%
Vitamin D 0IU 8IU 1%
Carbs 0.73g 1.18g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 1.18g N/A
Trans fat 0.065g N/A
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.329mg 0%
Threonine 0.725mg 1.188mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 1.486mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 2.115mg 0%
Lysine 1.332mg 2.384mg 0%
Methionine 0.432mg 0.778mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.824mg 1.121mg 0%
Valine 0.998mg 1.397mg 0%
Histidine 0.507mg 0.874mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.05g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.03g 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
28% 10% 59%
Protein: 28.18 g
Fats: 10.3 g
Carbs: 1.18 g
Water: 59.31 g
Other: 1.03 g
Contains more WaterWater +28.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +66.5%
Contains more FatsFats +113.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +61.6%
~equal in Other ~1.03g

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
31% 42% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.78 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.43 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -43.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +205.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +86.1%

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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. Chicken thigh - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172387/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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