Chorizo vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chorizo and liver

The amount of vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, and copper in liver is higher than in chorizo.
Liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 695% more than chorizo.
Liver has 25 times less sodium than chorizo. Chorizo has 1235mg of sodium, while liver has 49mg.
Chorizo has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of chorizo is 28, while the glycemic index of liver is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chorizo, pork, and beef and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised.

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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.

Chorizo

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+165.3%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+25%
Contains more IronIron	+1027%
Contains more CopperCopper	+692.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+97.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+60.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+219.9%

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.

Chorizo

Liver

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+144.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+632%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+64.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+326.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+833.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+8050%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.57mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2µg	18.67µg	695%
Vitamin A	0µg	5405µg	601%
Iron	1.59mg	17.92mg	204%
Vitamin B2	0.3mg	2.196mg	146%
Cholesterol	88mg	355mg	89%
Selenium	21.1µg	67.5µg	84%
Vitamin B5	1.12mg	4.774mg	73%
Copper	0.08mg	0.634mg	62%
Saturated fat	14.38g	1.41g	59%
Fats	38.27g	4.4g	52%
Sodium	1235mg	49mg	52%
Monounsaturated fat	18.4g	0.63g	44%
Folate	2µg	163µg	40%
Vitamin B1	0.63mg	0.258mg	31%
Zinc	3.41mg	6.72mg	30%
Vitamin C	0mg	23.6mg	26%
Vitamin B3	5.131mg	8.435mg	21%
Choline	96.7mg		18%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.46g	1.05g	16%
Calories	455kcal	165kcal	15%
Phosphorus	150mg	241mg	13%
Manganese	0.04mg	0.3mg	11%
Vitamin D*	61 IU		8%
Vitamin D	1.5µg		8%
Potassium	398mg	150mg	7%
Protein	24.1g	26.02g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.53mg	0.57mg	3%
Carbs	1.86g	3.76g	1%
Magnesium	18mg	14mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.22mg		1%
Vitamin K	1.6µg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	5.3g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	189kcal	63kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	22g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.5	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.86g	3.76g	N/A
Calcium	8mg	10mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.278mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	1.473mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	2.206mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	1.708mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	2.414mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.47mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.149mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	0.914mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.721mg	0.708mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.04g	N/A