Chicken liver vs. Liverwurst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken liver and liverwurst different?

Chicken liver is richer in folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and copper, while liverwurst is higher in vitamin A.
Chicken liver covers your daily need for folate, 140% more than liverwurst.
Chicken liver contains 4 times more vitamin B6 than liverwurst. Chicken liver contains 0.853mg of vitamin B6, while liverwurst contains 0.19mg.
Liverwurst is lower in cholesterol.
Liverwurst has a higher glycemic index (28) than chicken liver (0).

Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Liverwurst spread types were used in this article.

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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.

Chicken liver

Liverwurst

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+105%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64.5%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+175%

~equal in Iron ~8.85mg

~equal in Selenium ~58µg

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.

Chicken liver

Liverwurst

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+411.4%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+126.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+348.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1860%
Contains more CholineCholine	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+24.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	588µg	30µg	140%
Vitamin B12	16.58µg	13.46µg	130%
Vitamin A	3296µg	4091µg	88%
Cholesterol	345mg	118mg	76%
Vitamin B5	6.233mg	2.95mg	66%
Vitamin B2	1.778mg	1.03mg	58%
Vitamin B6	0.853mg	0.19mg	51%
Saturated fat	1.563g	9.925g	38%
Choline	194.4mg		35%
Vitamin B3	9.728mg	4.3mg	34%
Fats	4.83g	25.45g	32%
Monounsaturated fat	1.249g	12.286g	28%
Copper	0.492mg	0.24mg	28%
Sodium	71mg	700mg	27%
Vitamin C	17.9mg	3.5mg	16%
Fiber	0g	2.5g	10%
Phosphorus	297mg	230mg	10%
Protein	16.92g	12.38g	9%
Calories	119kcal	305kcal	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.306g	2.427g	7%
Selenium	54.6µg	58µg	6%
Vitamin E	0.7mg		5%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.155mg	4%
Zinc	2.67mg	2.3mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.305mg	0.272mg	3%
Iron	8.99mg	8.85mg	2%
Potassium	230mg	170mg	2%
Magnesium	19mg	12mg	2%
Carbs	0.73g	5.89g	2%
Calcium	8mg	22mg	1%
Net carbs	0.73g	3.39g	N/A
Sugar	0g	1.65g	N/A
Trans fat	0.065g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.176mg	0.151mg	0%
Threonine	0.725mg	0.671mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	0.653mg	0%
Leucine	1.512mg	1.139mg	0%
Lysine	1.332mg	1.155mg	0%
Methionine	0.432mg	0.285mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.824mg	0.617mg	0%
Valine	0.998mg	0.857mg	0%
Histidine	0.507mg	0.448mg	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