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Liverwurst vs. Whey — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between liverwurst and whey

  • Whey has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, and vitamin B3.
  • Liverwurst covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 549% more than whey.
  • Whey contains 1136 times less vitamin A than liverwurst. Liverwurst contains 13636IU of vitamin A, while whey contains 12IU.
  • Whey has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of whey is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Liverwurst spread and Whey, sweet, fluid.

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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%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 14% 14% 2.3% 1.3% 3.5% 20% 7% 0.13% 10%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +50%
Contains more IronIron +14650%
Contains more CopperCopper +5900%
Contains more ZincZinc +1669.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +15400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2952.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +113.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.3%
~equal in Potassium ~161mg

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%
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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 0.33% 1% 0% 0% 9% 36% 1.4% 23% 7.2% 35% 0% 0.75% 8.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +3400%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +136266.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +655.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +551.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +5710.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +670.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +512.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4707.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +2900%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liverwurst Whey DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 13.46µg 0.28µg 549%
Vitamin A 4091µg 3µg 454%
Iron 8.85mg 0.06mg 110%
Selenium 58µg 1.9µg 102%
Vitamin B2 1.03mg 0.158mg 67%
Vitamin B5 2.95mg 0.383mg 51%
Saturated fat 9.925g 0.23g 44%
Fats 25.45g 0.36g 39%
Cholesterol 118mg 2mg 39%
Monounsaturated fat 12.286g 0.1g 30%
Sodium 700mg 54mg 28%
Phosphorus 230mg 46mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.3mg 0.074mg 26%
Copper 0.24mg 0.004mg 26%
Protein 12.38g 0.85g 23%
Zinc 2.3mg 0.13mg 20%
Vitamin B1 0.272mg 0.036mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.427g 0.011g 16%
Calories 305kcal 27kcal 14%
Vitamin B6 0.19mg 0.031mg 12%
Fiber 2.5g 0g 10%
Manganese 0.155mg 0.001mg 7%
Folate 30µg 1µg 7%
Vitamin C 3.5mg 0.1mg 4%
Choline 16mg 3%
Calcium 22mg 47mg 3%
Magnesium 12mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 3.39g 5.14g N/A
Carbs 5.89g 5.14g 0%
Potassium 170mg 161mg 0%
Sugar 1.65g 5.14g N/A
Tryptophan 0.151mg 0.013mg 0%
Threonine 0.671mg 0.054mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.653mg 0.047mg 0%
Leucine 1.139mg 0.078mg 0%
Lysine 1.155mg 0.068mg 0%
Methionine 0.285mg 0.016mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.617mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 0.857mg 0.046mg 0%
Histidine 0.448mg 0.016mg 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
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5% 93%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 0.36 g
Carbs: 5.14 g
Water: 93.12 g
Other: 0.53 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1356.5%
Contains more FatsFats +6969.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +14.6%
Contains more OtherOther +418.9%
Contains more WaterWater +74%

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
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67% 29% 3%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.23 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.011 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +12186%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +21963.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.7%

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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. Whey - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171282/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.