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Chicken liver vs. Fillet — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between chicken liver and fillet

  • Chicken liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, selenium, iron, and vitamin B2, while fillet has more vitamin B1, vitamin B6, and copper.
  • Chicken liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 516% higher.
  • The amount of cholesterol in fillet is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Vegetarian fillets.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 29% 53% 75% 308% 38% 193% 64% 0% 5.5%
Contains more IronIron +349.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +90.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +5360%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +21.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1087.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +160.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +88%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +51.5%

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 D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 60% 0% 1099% 14% 76% 410% 182% 374% 197% 2073% 0% 441%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 0% 69% 275% 208% 225% 0% 346% 525% 0% 77%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +97.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +294.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +476.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +392.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +260.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +23.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +75.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken liver Fillet DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 16.58µg 4.2µg 516%
Vitamin A 3296µg 0µg 366%
Vitamin B5 6.233mg 125%
Folate 588µg 102µg 122%
Cholesterol 345mg 0mg 115%
Selenium 54.6µg 1µg 97%
Iron 8.99mg 2mg 87%
Vitamin B2 1.778mg 0.9mg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.305mg 1.1mg 66%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.306g 9.332g 54%
Vitamin B6 0.853mg 1.5mg 50%
Copper 0.492mg 0.925mg 48%
Fiber 0g 6.1g 24%
Phosphorus 297mg 450mg 22%
Fats 4.83g 18g 20%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 0mg 20%
Choline 194.4mg 82mg 20%
Sodium 71mg 490mg 18%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 3.45mg 18%
Vitamin B3 9.728mg 12mg 14%
Protein 16.92g 23g 12%
Zinc 2.67mg 1.4mg 12%
Potassium 230mg 600mg 11%
Manganese 0.255mg 11%
Calories 119kcal 290kcal 9%
Calcium 8mg 95mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 1.249g 4.376g 8%
Saturated fat 1.563g 2.849g 6%
Carbs 0.73g 9g 3%
Magnesium 19mg 23mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 14g 7.9g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 70kcal 126kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 84g 34g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.6 4.8 N/A
Net carbs 0.73g 2.9g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.8g N/A
Trans fat 0.065g 0g 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
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23% 18% 9% 45% 5%
Protein: 23 g
Fats: 18 g
Carbs: 9 g
Water: 45 g
Other: 5 g
Contains more WaterWater +69.9%
Contains more ProteinProtein +35.9%
Contains more FatsFats +272.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1132.9%
Contains more OtherOther +371.7%

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
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17% 26% 56%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.849 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.376 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 9.332 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -45.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +250.4%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +614.5%

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. Fillet - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169068/nutrients

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

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