Liverwurst vs. Chicken liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liverwurst and chicken liver different?

Liverwurst is richer in vitamin A, while chicken liver is higher in folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B5, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, and copper.
Chicken liver covers your daily need for folate, 140% more than liverwurst.
Liverwurst contains 6 times more saturated fat than chicken liver. Liverwurst contains 9.925g of saturated fat, while chicken liver contains 1.563g.
Liverwurst has a higher glycemic index (28) than chicken liver (0).

Liverwurst spread and Chicken, liver, all classes, raw types were 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.

Liverwurst

Chicken liver

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+175%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+58.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+35.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+105%
Contains more ZincZinc	+16.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+29.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+64.5%

~equal in Iron ~8.99mg

~equal in Selenium ~54.6µg

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.

Liverwurst

Chicken liver

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A

+24.1%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+411.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+12.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+72.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+126.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+111.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+348.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1860%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Folate	30µg	588µg	140%
Vitamin B12	13.46µg	16.58µg	130%
Vitamin A	4091µg	3296µg	88%
Cholesterol	118mg	345mg	76%
Vitamin B5	2.95mg	6.233mg	66%
Vitamin B2	1.03mg	1.778mg	58%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.853mg	51%
Saturated fat	9.925g	1.563g	38%
Choline		194.4mg	35%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	9.728mg	34%
Fats	25.45g	4.83g	32%
Monounsaturated fat	12.286g	1.249g	28%
Copper	0.24mg	0.492mg	28%
Sodium	700mg	71mg	27%
Vitamin C	3.5mg	17.9mg	16%
Fiber	2.5g	0g	10%
Phosphorus	230mg	297mg	10%
Protein	12.38g	16.92g	9%
Calories	305kcal	119kcal	9%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.427g	1.306g	7%
Selenium	58µg	54.6µg	6%
Vitamin E		0.7mg	5%
Manganese	0.155mg	0.255mg	4%
Zinc	2.3mg	2.67mg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.272mg	0.305mg	3%
Iron	8.85mg	8.99mg	2%
Potassium	170mg	230mg	2%
Magnesium	12mg	19mg	2%
Carbs	5.89g	0.73g	2%
Calcium	22mg	8mg	1%
Net carbs	3.39g	0.73g	N/A
Sugar	1.65g	0g	N/A
Trans fat		0.065g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.151mg	0.176mg	0%
Threonine	0.671mg	0.725mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.653mg	0.813mg	0%
Leucine	1.139mg	1.512mg	0%
Lysine	1.155mg	1.332mg	0%
Methionine	0.285mg	0.432mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.617mg	0.824mg	0%
Valine	0.857mg	0.998mg	0%
Histidine	0.448mg	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