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Pork belly vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between pork belly and liver?

  • Pork belly has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, and zinc than liver.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 743% higher.
  • Pork belly has 14 times more saturated fat than liver. Pork belly has 19.33g of saturated fat, while liver has 1.41g.

We used Pork, fresh, belly, raw and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised types in this comparison.

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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 2.9% 1.5% 16% 20% 17% 28% 46% 4.2% 0.78% 44%
Liver
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +23.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -34.7%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +250%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +3346.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1119.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +558.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +123.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +743.8%

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.
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 1% 1% 7.8% 0% 99% 56% 87% 15% 30% 105% 0% 0.75% 0%
Liver
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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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122% 0%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +53.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +7766.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +180066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +807.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +81.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1764.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +338.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2122.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +16200%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Pork belly Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.84µg 18.67µg 743%
Vitamin A 3µg 5405µg 600%
Iron 0.52mg 17.92mg 218%
Vitamin B2 0.242mg 2.196mg 150%
Selenium 8µg 67.5µg 108%
Cholesterol 72mg 355mg 94%
Vitamin B5 0.256mg 4.774mg 90%
Saturated fat 19.33g 1.41g 81%
Fats 53.01g 4.4g 75%
Copper 0.052mg 0.634mg 65%
Monounsaturated fat 24.7g 0.63g 60%
Zinc 1.02mg 6.72mg 52%
Folate 1µg 163µg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.13mg 0.57mg 34%
Protein 9.34g 26.02g 33%
Polyunsaturated fat 5.65g 1.05g 31%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 23.6mg 26%
Vitamin B3 4.647mg 8.435mg 24%
Phosphorus 108mg 241mg 19%
Calories 518kcal 165kcal 18%
Manganese 0.006mg 0.3mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.396mg 0.258mg 12%
Vitamin E 0.39mg 3%
Magnesium 4mg 14mg 2%
Sodium 32mg 49mg 1%
Potassium 185mg 150mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 10mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.76g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.76g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.04g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
9% 53% 37%
Protein: 9.34 g
Fats: 53.01 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 36.74 g
Other: 0.91 g
Liver
Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Contains more FatsFats +1104.8%
Contains more ProteinProtein +178.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +75.1%
Contains more OtherOther +64.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
39% 50% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 19.33 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 24.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 5.65 g
Liver
Liver
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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +3820.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +438.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -92.7%

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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. Pork belly - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167812/nutrients
  2. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/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.