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Lamb vs. Chicken liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are lamb and chicken liver different?

  • Chicken liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, vitamin B6, selenium, and copper than lamb.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chicken liver is 585% higher.
  • Lamb has less cholesterol.

Lamb, domestic, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked and Chicken, liver, all classes, raw are the varieties used in this article.

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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
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 5.1% 27% 71% 40% 122% 81% 9.4% 2.9% 144%
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 MagnesiumMagnesium +21.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +112.5%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +34.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +67%
Contains more IronIron +378.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +313.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1059.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +106.8%
~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.
Lamb
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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 0% 0% 2.8% 1.5% 25% 58% 125% 40% 30% 319% 12% 14% 51%
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 DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +205%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +611.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +46.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +844.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +556.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +550.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +3166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +107.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Lamb Chicken liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.55µg 16.58µg 585%
Vitamin A 0µg 3296µg 366%
Folate 18µg 588µg 143%
Vitamin B2 0.25mg 1.778mg 118%
Vitamin B5 0.66mg 6.233mg 111%
Iron 1.88mg 8.99mg 89%
Cholesterol 97mg 345mg 83%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.853mg 56%
Selenium 26.4µg 54.6µg 51%
Copper 0.119mg 0.492mg 41%
Saturated fat 8.83g 1.563g 33%
Fats 20.94g 4.83g 25%
Vitamin C 0mg 17.9mg 20%
Monounsaturated fat 8.82g 1.249g 19%
Vitamin B3 6.66mg 9.728mg 19%
Choline 93.7mg 194.4mg 18%
Vitamin B1 0.1mg 0.305mg 17%
Zinc 4.46mg 2.67mg 16%
Phosphorus 188mg 297mg 16%
Protein 24.52g 16.92g 15%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.255mg 10%
Calories 294kcal 119kcal 9%
Vitamin E 0.14mg 0.7mg 4%
Vitamin K 4.6µg 0µg 4%
Potassium 310mg 230mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.1µg 0µg 1%
Calcium 17mg 8mg 1%
Magnesium 23mg 19mg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.51g 1.306g 1%
Carbs 0g 0.73g 0%
Net carbs 0g 0.73g N/A
Vitamin D 2IU 0IU 0%
Sodium 72mg 71mg 0%
Trans fat 0.065g N/A
Tryptophan 0.287mg 0.176mg 0%
Threonine 1.05mg 0.725mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.183mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 1.908mg 1.512mg 0%
Lysine 2.166mg 1.332mg 0%
Methionine 0.629mg 0.432mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.998mg 0.824mg 0%
Valine 1.323mg 0.998mg 0%
Histidine 0.777mg 0.507mg 0%
Omega-3 - ALA 0.006g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 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
Lamb
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25% 21% 54%
Protein: 24.52 g
Fats: 20.94 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 53.72 g
Other: 0.82 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 +44.9%
Contains more FatsFats +333.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +42.3%
Contains more OtherOther +29.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Lamb
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46% 46% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.83 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 8.82 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.51 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 +606.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +15.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -82.3%

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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. Lamb - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172480/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.

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