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

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Important differences between ground beef and chicken liver

  • 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.
  • Ground beef is lower in cholesterol.

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

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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 12% 9.9% 21% 85% 26% 159% 71% 9.5% 1.2% 104%
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%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +312.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +118.7%
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%
~equal in Potassium ~230mg
~equal in Sodium ~71mg

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% 1% 2.4% 0% 13% 39% 75% 31% 72% 311% 7.3% 5.3% 40%
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%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground beef Chicken liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.49µg 16.58µg 587%
Vitamin A 3µg 3296µg 366%
Folate 7µg 588µg 145%
Vitamin B2 0.171mg 1.778mg 124%
Vitamin B5 0.512mg 6.233mg 114%
Cholesterol 88mg 345mg 86%
Iron 2.27mg 8.99mg 84%
Selenium 19.1µg 54.6µg 65%
Copper 0.079mg 0.492mg 46%
Vitamin B6 0.311mg 0.853mg 42%
Vitamin B3 4.026mg 9.728mg 36%
Zinc 5.84mg 2.67mg 29%
Choline 73.2mg 194.4mg 22%
Saturated fat 6.073g 1.563g 21%
Vitamin B1 0.051mg 0.305mg 21%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.9mg 20%
Phosphorus 166mg 297mg 19%
Fats 15.37g 4.83g 16%
Monounsaturated fat 7.322g 1.249g 15%
Protein 23.87g 16.92g 14%
Manganese 0.009mg 0.255mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.408g 1.306g 6%
Calories 241kcal 119kcal 6%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 0.7mg 4%
Calcium 33mg 8mg 3%
Vitamin K 2.9µg 0µg 2%
Carbs 0g 0.73g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.73g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Magnesium 17mg 19mg 0%
Potassium 241mg 230mg 0%
Sodium 73mg 71mg 0%
Trans fat 1.173g 0.065g N/A
Tryptophan 0.121mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 0.923mg 0.725mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.055mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.861mg 1.512mg 0%
Lysine 1.976mg 1.332mg 0%
Methionine 0.614mg 0.432mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.931mg 0.824mg 0%
Valine 1.172mg 0.998mg 0%
Histidine 0.775mg 0.507mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 0.006g 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
24% 15% 58% 2%
Protein: 23.87 g
Fats: 15.37 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 58.37 g
Other: 2.39 g
17% 5% 76%
Protein: 16.92 g
Fats: 4.83 g
Carbs: 0.73 g
Water: 76.46 g
Other: 1.06 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +41.1%
Contains more FatsFats +218.2%
Contains more OtherOther +125.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +31%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
44% 53% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.073 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.322 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.408 g
38% 30% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.563 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.249 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.306 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +486.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -74.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +220.1%

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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. Ground beef - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169474/nutrients
  2. Chicken liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171060/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.