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Liverwurst vs. Ricotta — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between liverwurst and ricotta?

  • Liverwurst is richer than ricotta in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Liverwurst's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 547% more.
  • Liverwurst has 41 times more vitamin B3 than ricotta. While liverwurst has 4.3mg of vitamin B3, ricotta has only 0.104mg.
  • The amount of sodium in ricotta is lower.

We used Liverwurst spread and Cheese, ricotta, whole milk types 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% 62% 9.3% 14% 7% 32% 68% 11% 0.78% 79%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +61.9%
Contains more IronIron +2228.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +1042.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +98.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +45.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2483.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +840.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88%
~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% 40% 2.2% 3% 3.3% 45% 2% 13% 9.9% 43% 2.8% 9% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +3309.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1992.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +428.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +4034.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1285%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +341.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +3858.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +150%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liverwurst Ricotta DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 13.46µg 0.34µg 547%
Vitamin A 4091µg 120µg 441%
Iron 8.85mg 0.38mg 106%
Selenium 58µg 14.5µg 79%
Vitamin B2 1.03mg 0.195mg 64%
Vitamin B5 2.95mg 0.213mg 55%
Sodium 700mg 84mg 27%
Vitamin B3 4.3mg 0.104mg 26%
Copper 0.24mg 0.021mg 24%
Cholesterol 118mg 51mg 22%
Monounsaturated fat 12.286g 3.627g 22%
Vitamin B1 0.272mg 0.013mg 22%
Calcium 22mg 207mg 19%
Fats 25.45g 12.98g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.427g 0.385g 14%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.043mg 11%
Fiber 2.5g 0g 10%
Zinc 2.3mg 1.16mg 10%
Phosphorus 230mg 158mg 10%
Saturated fat 9.925g 8.295g 7%
Calories 305kcal 174kcal 7%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.006mg 6%
Folate 30µg 12µg 5%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 0mg 4%
Choline 17.5mg 3%
Protein 12.38g 11.26g 2%
Potassium 170mg 105mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.1µg 1%
Carbs 5.89g 3.04g 1%
Vitamin D 10IU 1%
Vitamin E 0.11mg 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Net carbs 3.39g 3.04g N/A
Magnesium 12mg 11mg 0%
Sugar 1.65g 0.27g N/A
Tryptophan 0.151mg 0.125mg 0%
Threonine 0.671mg 0.517mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.653mg 0.589mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 1.221mg 0%
Lysine 1.155mg 1.338mg 0%
Methionine 0.285mg 0.281mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.617mg 0.556mg 0%
Valine 0.857mg 0.692mg 0%
Histidine 0.448mg 0.459mg 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% 13% 3% 72%
Protein: 11.26 g
Fats: 12.98 g
Carbs: 3.04 g
Water: 71.7 g
Other: 1.02 g
Contains more FatsFats +96.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +93.8%
Contains more OtherOther +169.6%
Contains more WaterWater +33.9%
~equal in Protein ~11.26g

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
67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 8.295 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.627 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.385 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +238.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +530.4%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -16.4%

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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. Ricotta - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170851/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.