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Egg white vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between egg whites and liver

  • Egg whites have less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 774% more than egg whites.

Food varieties used in this article are Egg, white, raw, fresh 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 2.1% 14% 3% 7.7% 0.82% 6.4% 22% 1.4% 109%
Liver
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +42.9%
Contains more IronIron +22300%
Contains more CopperCopper +2656.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +22300%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1506.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -70.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2627.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +237.5%
~equal in Potassium ~150mg

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 101% 2% 11% 1.2% 11% 0% 3% 0.6%
Liver
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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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122% 0%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6350%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +400.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +7933.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2412.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11300%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20644.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +3975%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Egg white Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 18.67µg 774%
Vitamin A 0µg 5405µg 601%
Iron 0.08mg 17.92mg 223%
Vitamin B2 0.439mg 2.196mg 135%
Cholesterol 0mg 355mg 118%
Vitamin B5 0.19mg 4.774mg 92%
Selenium 20µg 67.5µg 86%
Copper 0.023mg 0.634mg 68%
Zinc 0.03mg 6.72mg 61%
Vitamin B3 0.105mg 8.435mg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.005mg 0.57mg 43%
Folate 4µg 163µg 40%
Phosphorus 15mg 241mg 32%
Protein 10.9g 26.02g 30%
Vitamin C 0mg 23.6mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.004mg 0.258mg 21%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.3mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 0g 1.05g 7%
Fats 0.17g 4.4g 7%
Saturated fat 0g 1.41g 6%
Calories 52kcal 165kcal 6%
Sodium 166mg 49mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0g 0.63g 2%
Magnesium 11mg 14mg 1%
Carbs 0.73g 3.76g 1%
Net carbs 0.73g 3.76g N/A
Calcium 7mg 10mg 0%
Potassium 163mg 150mg 0%
Sugar 0.71g N/A
Choline 1.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.125mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 0.449mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.661mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 1.016mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.806mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.399mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.686mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 0.809mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.29mg 0.708mg 0%
Fructose 0.07g 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.04g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
11% 88%
Protein: 10.9 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 87.57 g
Other: 0.63 g
Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more WaterWater +36.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +138.7%
Contains more FatsFats +2488.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +415.1%
Contains more OtherOther +138.1%

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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. Egg white - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172183/nutrients
  2. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/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.