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Ground turkey vs. Beef Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between ground turkey and beef Liver

  • Ground turkey has less vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, choline, iron, folate, and vitamin B3.
  • Beef Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 2885% more.
  • Ground turkey is lower in cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Ground turkey, cooked and Beef, 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 21% 8.4% 26% 57% 50% 85% 109% 10% 1.4% 170%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 1.8% 31% 245% 4761% 145% 213% 10% 46% 197%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +366.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +19.7%
Contains more IronIron +330.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +9358.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +70.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +95.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3136.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.1%
~equal in Sodium ~79mg

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% 8% 2.2% 3% 19% 49% 164% 72% 146% 168% 0% 5.3% 43%
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 6.3% 3147% 10% 18% 49% 790% 329% 427% 235% 8823% 8.3% 190% 232%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +39241.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +363.6%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +500%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1523.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +100.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +496%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +60.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +5167.2%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +3514.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +444.8%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Ground turkey Beef Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 1.34µg 70.58µg 2885%
Copper 0.151mg 14.283mg 1570%
Vitamin A 24µg 9442µg 1046%
Vitamin B2 0.211mg 3.425mg 247%
Vitamin B5 1.193mg 7.11mg 118%
Cholesterol 93mg 396mg 101%
Iron 1.52mg 6.54mg 63%
Choline 78.2mg 426mg 63%
Folate 7µg 253µg 62%
Vitamin B3 8.724mg 17.525mg 55%
Phosphorus 254mg 497mg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.633mg 1.017mg 30%
Zinc 3.11mg 5.3mg 20%
Manganese 0.011mg 0.356mg 15%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.917g 1.109g 12%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.194mg 10%
Selenium 31.1µg 36.1µg 9%
Fats 10.4g 5.26g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.458g 1.124g 6%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1.2µg 5%
Vitamin D 8IU 49IU 5%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 0.51mg 3%
Protein 27.37g 29.08g 3%
Vitamin K 0µg 3.3µg 3%
Potassium 294mg 352mg 2%
Calcium 28mg 6mg 2%
Magnesium 30mg 21mg 2%
Carbs 0g 5.13g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.9mg 2%
Saturated fat 2.669g 2.947g 1%
Calories 203kcal 191kcal 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.13g N/A
Sodium 78mg 79mg 0%
Trans fat 0.134g 0.365g N/A
Tryptophan 0.312mg 0.368mg 0%
Threonine 1.258mg 1.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.227mg 1.352mg 0%
Leucine 2.262mg 2.67mg 0%
Lysine 2.452mg 2.247mg 0%
Methionine 0.806mg 0.759mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.068mg 1.515mg 0%
Valine 1.27mg 1.761mg 0%
Histidine 0.811mg 0.879mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.009g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.136g 0.017g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.012g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.008g 0.025g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.019g 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.508g 0.659g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 10% 62%
Protein: 27.37 g
Fats: 10.4 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 62.07 g
Other: 0.16 g
29% 5% 5% 59% 2%
Protein: 29.08 g
Fats: 5.26 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 58.81 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +97.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +975%
~equal in Protein ~29.08g
~equal in Water ~58.81g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
30% 38% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.669 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.458 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.917 g
57% 22% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.947 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.109 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -9.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +207.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +163%

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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 turkey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171506/nutrients
  2. Beef Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168626/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.