Oysters vs. Beef Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between oysters and beef Liver

Oysters is higher in zinc, yet beef Liver is higher in vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, and folate.
Beef Liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 2212% more than oysters.
Oysters contains 15 times more zinc than beef Liver. While oysters contains 78.6mg of zinc, beef Liver contains only 5.3mg.
The amount of cholesterol in oysters is lower.

Food varieties used in this article are Mollusks, oyster, eastern, wild, cooked, moist heat and Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised.

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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.

Oysters

Beef Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+66.7%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1833.3%
Contains more IronIron	+40.8%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1383%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+66%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+153.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+150.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+156.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-52.4%

~equal in Selenium ~36.1µg

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.

Oysters

Beef Liver

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E

+233.3%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+36215.4%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+438.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1802.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+847.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1490.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1567.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+303.3%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+65%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1707.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+227.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	17.5µg	70.58µg	2212%
Vitamin A	26µg	9442µg	1046%
Copper	5.707mg	14.283mg	953%
Zinc	78.6mg	5.3mg	666%
Vitamin B2	0.18mg	3.425mg	250%
Vitamin B5	0.447mg	7.11mg	133%
Cholesterol	79mg	396mg	106%
Vitamin B3	1.85mg	17.525mg	98%
Vitamin B6	0.061mg	1.017mg	74%
Folate	14µg	253µg	60%
Choline	130mg	426mg	54%
Phosphorus	194mg	497mg	43%
Protein	11.42g	29.08g	35%
Iron	9.21mg	6.54mg	33%
Vitamin B1	0.036mg	0.194mg	13%
Calcium	116mg	6mg	11%
Manganese	0.591mg	0.356mg	10%
Saturated fat	0.948g	2.947g	9%
Vitamin E	1.7mg	0.51mg	8%
Potassium	139mg	352mg	6%
Vitamin D	2IU	49IU	6%
Vitamin D	0µg	1.2µg	6%
Selenium	39.5µg	36.1µg	6%
Calories	102kcal	191kcal	4%
Sodium	166mg	79mg	4%
Magnesium	35mg	21mg	3%
Fats	3.42g	5.26g	3%
Vitamin C	0mg	1.9mg	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.506g	1.124g	2%
Vitamin K	2µg	3.3µg	1%
Carbs	5.45g	5.13g	0%
Net carbs	5.45g	5.13g	N/A
Sugar	1.23g	0g	N/A
Starch	0.9g		0%
Trans fat	0.068g	0.365g	N/A
Polyunsaturated fat	1.056g	1.109g	0%
Tryptophan	0.138mg	0.368mg	0%
Threonine	0.046mg	1.215mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.459mg	1.352mg	0%
Leucine	0.716mg	2.67mg	0%
Lysine	0.762mg	2.247mg	0%
Methionine	0.257mg	0.759mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.413mg	1.515mg	0%
Valine	0.523mg	1.761mg	0%
Histidine	0.22mg	0.879mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.353g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.271g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.163g	0.017g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.004g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.004g	0.025g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.007g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.007g	0.011g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	0.061g	0.659g	N/A