Lamb loin vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between lamb loin and liver?

Lamb loin has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, and folate than liver.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 686% higher.
Lamb loin has 7 times more saturated fat than liver. Lamb loin has 10.24g of saturated fat, while liver has 1.41g.

We used Lamb, domestic, loin, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised types in this comparison.

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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.

Lamb loin

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+80%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+64%

Contains more IronIron	+745.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+432.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+97.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+33.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-23.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+174.4%

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.

Lamb loin

Liver

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

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+158%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+815%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+18.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+634.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+418.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+744.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+757.9%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	2.21µg	18.67µg	686%
Vitamin A	0µg	5405µg	601%
Iron	2.12mg	17.92mg	198%
Vitamin B2	0.24mg	2.196mg	150%
Cholesterol	95mg	355mg	87%
Vitamin B5	0.65mg	4.774mg	82%
Selenium	24.6µg	67.5µg	78%
Copper	0.119mg	0.634mg	57%
Saturated fat	10.24g	1.41g	40%
Folate	19µg	163µg	36%
Vitamin B6	0.11mg	0.57mg	35%
Fats	23.59g	4.4g	30%
Zinc	3.41mg	6.72mg	30%
Vitamin C	0mg	23.6mg	26%
Monounsaturated fat	9.68g	0.63g	23%
Choline	88.4mg		16%
Vitamin B1	0.1mg	0.258mg	13%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.3mg	12%
Phosphorus	180mg	241mg	9%
Vitamin B3	7.1mg	8.435mg	8%
Calories	309kcal	165kcal	7%
Protein	22.55g	26.02g	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.87g	1.05g	5%
Vitamin K	4.7µg		4%
Potassium	246mg	150mg	3%
Magnesium	23mg	14mg	2%
Carbs	0g	3.76g	1%
Vitamin D	0.1µg		1%
Calcium	18mg	10mg	1%
Sodium	64mg	49mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	7.3g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	137kcal	63kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	32g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.1	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	3.76g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Tryptophan	0.264mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	0.965mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.088mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	1.754mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.991mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.579mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.918mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	1.217mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.714mg	0.708mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.04g	N/A