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Liverwurst vs. Knackwurst — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liverwurst and knackwurst different?

  • Liverwurst has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, copper, and phosphorus than knackwurst.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for liverwurst is 512% higher.
  • Knackwurst has less cholesterol.

Liverwurst spread and Knackwurst, knockwurst, pork, beef 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 6.6% 15% 332% 80% 63% 99% 91% 20% 316%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3.3% 18% 25% 20% 45% 42% 121% 2.7% 74%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +1240.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +300%
Contains more ZincZinc +38.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +134.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium -24.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +638.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +329.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.1%
~equal in Magnesium ~11mg

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 12% 1364% 0% 0% 68% 238% 81% 177% 44% 1683% 0% 23% 0%
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% 11% 17% 86% 32% 51% 19% 39% 148% 4% 1.5% 30%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +635.7%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +57.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +821.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +11.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1040.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +25.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liverwurst Knackwurst DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 13.46µg 1.18µg 512%
Vitamin A 4091µg 0µg 455%
Iron 8.85mg 0.66mg 102%
Selenium 58µg 13.5µg 81%
Vitamin B2 1.03mg 0.14mg 68%
Vitamin B5 2.95mg 0.32mg 53%
Copper 0.24mg 0.06mg 20%
Cholesterol 118mg 60mg 19%
Phosphorus 230mg 98mg 19%
Fiber 2.5g 0g 10%
Vitamin B3 4.3mg 2.734mg 10%
Sodium 700mg 930mg 10%
Choline 55mg 10%
Folate 30µg 2µg 7%
Zinc 2.3mg 1.66mg 6%
Vitamin B1 0.272mg 0.342mg 6%
Vitamin D 44IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.1µg 6%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.021mg 6%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.57mg 4%
Fats 25.45g 27.7g 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.427g 2.92g 3%
Protein 12.38g 11.1g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.17mg 2%
Carbs 5.89g 3.2g 1%
Potassium 170mg 199mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 12.286g 12.81g 1%
Calcium 22mg 11mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Saturated fat 9.925g 10.21g 1%
Calories 305kcal 307kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.39g 3.2g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 1.65g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.151mg 0.138mg 0%
Threonine 0.671mg 0.432mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.653mg 0.639mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0.874mg 0%
Lysine 1.155mg 1.01mg 0%
Methionine 0.285mg 0.276mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.617mg 0.501mg 0%
Valine 0.857mg 0.639mg 0%
Histidine 0.448mg 0.314mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 25% 6% 54% 3%
Protein: 12.38 g
Fats: 25.45 g
Carbs: 5.89 g
Water: 53.53 g
Other: 2.75 g
11% 28% 3% 55% 3%
Protein: 11.1 g
Fats: 27.7 g
Carbs: 3.2 g
Water: 55.3 g
Other: 2.7 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +11.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +84.1%
~equal in Fats ~27.7g
~equal in Water ~55.3g
~equal in Other ~2.7g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
40% 50% 10%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.925 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.286 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.427 g
39% 49% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 10.21 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 12.81 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.92 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +20.3%
~equal in Saturated fat ~10.21g
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~12.81g

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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. Liverwurst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174596/nutrients
  2. Knackwurst - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173867/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.