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Chicken liver vs. Ground beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between chicken liver and ground beef

  • Ground beef has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, selenium, copper, and vitamin B6.
  • Chicken liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 587% more.
  • Chicken liver has 1231 times more vitamin A than ground beef. Chicken liver has 11078IU of vitamin A, while ground beef has 9IU.
  • Ground beef is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked.

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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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +11.8%
Contains more IronIron +296%
Contains more CopperCopper +522.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2733.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +185.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.7%
~equal in Potassium ~241mg
~equal in Sodium ~73mg

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +109766.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +498%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +939.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +141.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1117.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +174.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +565.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +8300%
Contains more CholineCholine +165.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken liver Ground beef DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 16.58µg 2.49µg 587%
Vitamin A 3296µg 3µg 366%
Folate 588µg 7µg 145%
Vitamin B2 1.778mg 0.171mg 124%
Vitamin B5 6.233mg 0.512mg 114%
Cholesterol 345mg 88mg 86%
Iron 8.99mg 2.27mg 84%
Selenium 54.6µg 19.1µg 65%
Copper 0.492mg 0.079mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.853mg 0.311mg 42%
Vitamin B3 9.728mg 4.026mg 36%
Zinc 2.67mg 5.84mg 29%
Choline 194.4mg 73.2mg 22%
Saturated fat 1.563g 6.073g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.305mg 0.051mg 21%
Vitamin C 17.9mg 0mg 20%
Phosphorus 297mg 166mg 19%
Fats 4.83g 15.37g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 1.249g 7.322g 15%
Protein 16.92g 23.87g 14%
Manganese 0.255mg 0.009mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.306g 0.408g 6%
Calories 119kcal 241kcal 6%
Vitamin E 0.7mg 0.12mg 4%
Calcium 8mg 33mg 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 2.9µg 2%
Carbs 0.73g 0g 0%
Net carbs 0.73g 0g N/A
Vitamin D 0IU 2IU 0%
Magnesium 19mg 17mg 0%
Potassium 230mg 241mg 0%
Sodium 71mg 73mg 0%
Trans fat 0.065g 1.173g N/A
Tryptophan 0.176mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.725mg 0.923mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.813mg 1.055mg 0%
Leucine 1.512mg 1.861mg 0%
Lysine 1.332mg 1.976mg 0%
Methionine 0.432mg 0.614mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.824mg 0.931mg 0%
Valine 0.998mg 1.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.507mg 0.775mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.006g 0.008g 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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +31%
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.1%
Contains more FatsFats +218.2%
Contains more OtherOther +125.5%

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
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +220.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +486.2%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/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.