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Liver vs. Bison meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liver and bison meat different?

  • Liver is higher than bison meat in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, copper, selenium, folate, vitamin B3, and zinc.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 659% more than bison meat.
  • Bison meat is lower in cholesterol.

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Game meat, bison, separable lean only, cooked, roasted 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.
Liver
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 2.4% 32% 128% 36% 100% 90% 7.4% 1% 194%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +25%
Contains more IronIron +424%
Contains more CopperCopper +492.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +82.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +15.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3650%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +90.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +85.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +140.7%

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
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%
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% 7.2% 0% 25% 62% 70% 0% 92% 358% 3.3% 6% 63%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +158%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +713.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +127.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +552.8%
Contains more FolateFolate +1937.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Bison meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 2.86µg 659%
Vitamin A 5405µg 0µg 601%
Iron 17.92mg 3.42mg 181%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.27mg 148%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 95%
Cholesterol 355mg 82mg 91%
Copper 0.634mg 0.107mg 59%
Selenium 67.5µg 35.5µg 58%
Folate 163µg 8µg 39%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 3.71mg 30%
Zinc 6.72mg 3.68mg 28%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Choline 114.8mg 21%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.008mg 13%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.1mg 13%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.4mg 13%
Potassium 150mg 361mg 6%
Phosphorus 241mg 209mg 5%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.24g 5%
Protein 26.02g 28.44g 5%
Magnesium 14mg 26mg 3%
Fats 4.4g 2.42g 3%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.91g 2%
Vitamin E 0.36mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.95g 1%
Calories 165kcal 143kcal 1%
Vitamin K 1.3µg 1%
Carbs 3.76g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 0g N/A
Calcium 10mg 8mg 0%
Sodium 49mg 57mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 1.171mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 1.198mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 2.21mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 2.219mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.674mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 1.065mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 1.287mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.754mg 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
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
28% 2% 67% 3%
Protein: 28.44 g
Fats: 2.42 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 66.54 g
Other: 2.6 g
Contains more FatsFats +81.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +73.3%
~equal in Protein ~28.44g
~equal in Water ~66.54g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
43% 45% 11%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.91 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.95 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.24 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +337.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -35.5%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +50.8%

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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. Bison meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173852/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.