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Liver vs. Beer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between liver and beer

  • Beer contains less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3 than liver.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for liver is 777% higher.
  • Beer is lower in cholesterol.
  • Beer has a higher glycemic index than liver.

Food types used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all.

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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.
Liver
9
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%
Beer
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 4.3% 1.2% 2.4% 0.75% 1.7% 0.27% 6% 0.52% 1% 3.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +133.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +455.6%
Contains more IronIron +89500%
Contains more CopperCopper +12580%
Contains more ZincZinc +67100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1621.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11150%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.8%

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.
Liver
9
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%
Beer
1
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% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 5.8% 9.6% 2.5% 11% 2.5% 0% 4.5% 5.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5060%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +8684%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1544.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +11543.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +93250%
Contains more FolateFolate +2616.7%
~equal in Vitamin E ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Beer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0.02µg 777%
Vitamin A 5405µg 0µg 601%
Iron 17.92mg 0.02mg 224%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.025mg 167%
Selenium 67.5µg 0.6µg 122%
Cholesterol 355mg 0mg 118%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.041mg 95%
Copper 0.634mg 0.005mg 70%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.01mg 61%
Protein 26.02g 0.46g 51%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.513mg 50%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.046mg 40%
Folate 163µg 6µg 39%
Phosphorus 241mg 14mg 32%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.005mg 21%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.008mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0g 7%
Fats 4.4g 0g 7%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0g 6%
Calories 165kcal 43kcal 6%
Potassium 150mg 27mg 4%
Sodium 49mg 4mg 2%
Magnesium 14mg 6mg 2%
Choline 10.1mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0g 2%
Calcium 10mg 4mg 1%
Carbs 3.76g 3.55g 0%
Net carbs 3.76g 3.55g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
3
26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Beer
2
4% 92% 4%
Protein: 0.46 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 3.55 g
Water: 91.96 g
Other: 4.03 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +5556.5%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +43%
Contains more OtherOther +168.7%
~equal in Carbs ~3.55g

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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. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/nutrients
  2. Beer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168746/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.