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Liver vs. Sponge cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on the differences between liver and sponge cake

  • Sponge cake has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 763% more than sponge cake.
  • Sponge cake contains 70 times less vitamin A than liver. Liver contains 17997IU of vitamin A, while sponge cake contains 258IU.
  • Sponge cake has less cholesterol.
  • The glycemic index of sponge cake is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Cake, sponge, prepared from recipe.

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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
8
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 6.4% 13% 12% 59% 19% 16% 43% 30% 22% 101%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +55.6%
Contains more IronIron +1034.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1032.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +1039%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +141%
Contains less SodiumSodium -78.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +79.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +264.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +320%
~equal in Potassium ~141mg

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
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%
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% 26% 0% 0% 40% 69% 23% 33% 14% 46% 0% 29% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6919.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +62.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +629.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +600.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +774.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +866.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4945.9%
Contains more FolateFolate +317.9%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Sponge cake DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0.37µg 763%
Vitamin A 5405µg 77µg 592%
Iron 17.92mg 1.58mg 204%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.301mg 146%
Selenium 67.5µg 18.5µg 89%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.546mg 85%
Copper 0.634mg 0.056mg 64%
Cholesterol 355mg 170mg 62%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.59mg 56%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 1.204mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.059mg 39%
Protein 26.02g 7.3g 37%
Folate 163µg 39µg 31%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Phosphorus 241mg 100mg 20%
Carbs 3.76g 57.7g 18%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.159mg 8%
Sodium 49mg 228mg 8%
Calories 165kcal 297kcal 7%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.167mg 6%
Calcium 10mg 42mg 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.649g 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 1.576g 2%
Magnesium 14mg 9mg 1%
Fats 4.4g 4.3g 0%
Net carbs 3.76g 57.7g N/A
Potassium 150mg 141mg 0%
Saturated fat 1.41g 1.301g 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.089mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.308mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.35mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.59mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.418mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.192mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.374mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.395mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.172mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0.015g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
Liver
4
26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
7% 4% 58% 29%
Protein: 7.3 g
Fats: 4.3 g
Carbs: 57.7 g
Water: 29.4 g
Other: 1.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +256.4%
Contains more WaterWater +118.8%
Contains more OtherOther +15.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1434.6%
~equal in Fats ~4.3g

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
37% 45% 18%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.301 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.576 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.649 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +61.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +150.2%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.301g

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. Sponge cake - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172707/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.