Chicken liver vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between chicken liver and turkey meat

Turkey meat has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, selenium, copper, and vitamin B1 than chicken liver.
Chicken liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 648% more than turkey meat.
Chicken liver has 284 times more vitamin A than turkey meat. While chicken liver has 11078IU of vitamin A, turkey meat has only 39IU.
Turkey meat has less cholesterol.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted.

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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

Turkey meat

Contains more IronIron	+724.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+429%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-31.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1721.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+83.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+57.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+75%

~equal in Potassium ~239mg

~equal in Zinc ~2.48mg

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

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+27366.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+900%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+577.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+532.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+557.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+38.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1525.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+6433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+122.4%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D

+∞%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~9.573mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	16.58µg	1.02µg	648%
Vitamin A	3296µg	12µg	365%
Folate	588µg	9µg	145%
Vitamin B2	1.778mg	0.281mg	115%
Vitamin B5	6.233mg	0.948mg	106%
Iron	8.99mg	1.09mg	99%
Cholesterol	345mg	109mg	79%
Selenium	54.6µg	29.8µg	45%
Copper	0.492mg	0.093mg	44%
Protein	16.92g	28.55g	23%
Vitamin B1	0.305mg	0.045mg	22%
Vitamin C	17.9mg	0mg	20%
Choline	194.4mg	87.4mg	19%
Vitamin B6	0.853mg	0.616mg	18%
Phosphorus	297mg	223mg	11%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.014mg	10%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.306g	2.119g	5%
Calories	119kcal	189kcal	4%
Fats	4.83g	7.39g	4%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.07mg	4%
Magnesium	19mg	30mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.563g	2.155g	3%
Monounsaturated fat	1.249g	2.647g	3%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.4µg	2%
Zinc	2.67mg	2.48mg	2%
Vitamin D	0IU	15IU	2%
Sodium	71mg	103mg	1%
Vitamin B3	9.728mg	9.573mg	1%
Calcium	8mg	14mg	1%
Carbs	0.73g	0.06g	0%
Net carbs	0.73g	0.06g	N/A
Potassium	230mg	239mg	0%
Trans fat	0.065g	0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.176mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	0.725mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	1.512mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	1.332mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.432mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.824mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	0.998mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.507mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.006g	0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.006g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.475g	1.841g	N/A