Liverwurst vs. Roast beef — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between liverwurst and roast beef

Liverwurst has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin B1; however, roast beef has more vitamin B6.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for liverwurst is 476% higher.
Roast beef has 1240 times less vitamin A than liverwurst. Liverwurst has 13636IU of vitamin A, while roast beef has 11IU.
Roast beef is lower in saturated fat.
Liverwurst has a higher glycemic index than roast beef.

Food types used in this article are Liverwurst spread and Roast beef, deli style, prepackaged, sliced.

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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

Roast beef

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+340%
Contains more IronIron	+331.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+179.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-17.9%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+933.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+294.6%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+280.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+39.1%

~equal in Phosphorus ~242mg

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

Roast beef

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+136266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+532.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+383.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+421.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+559.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+500%

Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+29.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+142.1%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	13.46µg	2.04µg	476%
Vitamin A	4091µg	3µg	454%
Iron	8.85mg	2.05mg	85%
Selenium	58µg	14.7µg	79%
Vitamin B2	1.03mg	0.213mg	63%
Vitamin B5	2.95mg	0.566mg	48%
Saturated fat	9.925g	1.318g	39%
Fats	25.45g	3.69g	33%
Monounsaturated fat	12.286g	1.521g	27%
Cholesterol	118mg	51mg	22%
Vitamin B6	0.19mg	0.46mg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.272mg	0.043mg	19%
Copper	0.24mg	0.086mg	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.427g	0.27g	14%
Potassium	170mg	647mg	14%
Protein	12.38g	18.62g	12%
Calories	305kcal	115kcal	10%
Fiber	2.5g	0g	10%
Vitamin B3	4.3mg	5.581mg	8%
Choline		43.9mg	8%
Zinc	2.3mg	3.2mg	8%
Sodium	700mg	853mg	7%
Manganese	0.155mg	0.015mg	6%
Folate	30µg	5µg	6%
Vitamin C	3.5mg	0mg	4%
Vitamin E		0.49mg	3%
Calcium	22mg	5mg	2%
Magnesium	12mg	20mg	2%
Carbs	5.89g	0.64g	2%
Phosphorus	230mg	242mg	2%
Vitamin K		1.6µg	1%
Net carbs	3.39g	0.64g	N/A
Vitamin D		1IU	0%
Sugar	1.65g	0.29g	N/A
Trans fat		0.148g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.151mg		0%
Threonine	0.671mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.653mg		0%
Leucine	1.139mg		0%
Lysine	1.155mg		0%
Methionine	0.285mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.617mg		0%
Valine	0.857mg		0%
Histidine	0.448mg		0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.002g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		0.14g	N/A