Pepperoni vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are pepperoni and liver different?

Liver is higher than pepperoni in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, and copper.
Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 724% more than pepperoni.
Pepperoni contains 32 times more sodium than liver. Pepperoni contains 1582mg of sodium, while liver contains 49mg.
Pepperoni has a higher glycemic index (28) than liver (0).

Pepperoni, beef, and pork, sliced and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised types were 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.

Pepperoni

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+82.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+258%

Contains more IronIron	+1247.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+596.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+175.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+52.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-96.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+132.8%

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.

Pepperoni

Liver

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+754.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+69.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+413.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+57.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1336.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3160%

~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.258mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.3µg	18.67µg	724%
Vitamin A	0µg	5405µg	601%
Iron	1.33mg	17.92mg	207%
Vitamin B2	0.257mg	2.196mg	149%
Cholesterol	97mg	355mg	86%
Vitamin B5	0.93mg	4.774mg	77%
Saturated fat	17.708g	1.41g	74%
Selenium	29µg	67.5µg	70%
Sodium	1582mg	49mg	67%
Fats	46.28g	4.4g	64%
Copper	0.091mg	0.634mg	60%
Monounsaturated fat	20.77g	0.63g	50%
Folate	5µg	163µg	40%
Zinc	2.44mg	6.72mg	39%
Manganese	1.074mg	0.3mg	34%
Vitamin C	0mg	23.6mg	26%
Polyunsaturated fat	4.458g	1.05g	23%
Vitamin B3	4.987mg	8.435mg	22%
Calories	504kcal	165kcal	17%
Vitamin B6	0.362mg	0.57mg	16%
Protein	19.25g	26.02g	14%
Phosphorus	158mg	241mg	12%
Choline	51.2mg		9%
Vitamin D*	52 IU		7%
Vitamin D	1.3µg		7%
Vitamin E	1.03mg		7%
Vitamin K	5.8µg		5%
Potassium	274mg	150mg	4%
Carbs	1.18g	3.76g	1%
Magnesium	18mg	14mg	1%
Calcium	19mg	10mg	1%
Vitamin B1	0.271mg	0.258mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.8g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	262kcal	63kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	20g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.4	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	1.18g	3.76g	N/A
Trans fat	1.527g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.23mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	0.869mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.901mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	1.575mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.652mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.511mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.778mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	0.987mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.688mg	0.708mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.004g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.004g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.164g		N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.02g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid	0.018g		N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.04g		N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.136g		N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	3.605g		N/A