Liver vs. Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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How are liver and cereal different?
- Liver is higher in vitamin A, selenium, vitamin B5, and copper; however, cereal is richer in vitamin B1, vitamin B6, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B2.
- Daily need coverage for vitamin B1 for cereal is 503% higher.
- Liver contains 21 times more vitamin B5 than cereal. While liver contains 4.774mg of vitamin B5, cereal contains only 0.226mg.
- Liver has less sodium.
- Liver has a lower glycemic index (0) than cereal (69).
Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Cereals ready-to-eat, USDA Commodity Corn and Rice (includes all commodity brands) are the varieties 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.
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +42.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +362.8% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +213% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -93.8% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +971.4% |
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +35.7% |
Contains more IronIron | +90.1% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +13.1% |
Contains more ManganeseManganese | +163.3% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +564% |
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +2012.4% |
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +∞% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +∞% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +63.1% |
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +2337.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +76.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +251.2% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +950.2% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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Vitamin B12 | 18.67µg | 778% | |
Vitamin A | 5405µg | 814µg | 510% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.258mg | 6.288mg | 503% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.57mg | 5.986mg | 417% |
Iron | 17.92mg | 34.06mg | 202% |
Vitamin B3 | 8.435mg | 29.62mg | 132% |
Vitamin B2 | 2.196mg | 3.87mg | 129% |
Cholesterol | 355mg | 118% | |
Selenium | 67.5µg | 6.3µg | 111% |
Vitamin B5 | 4.774mg | 0.226mg | 91% |
Copper | 0.634mg | 0.137mg | 55% |
Folate | 163µg | 41% | |
Protein | 26.02g | 6.06g | 40% |
Sodium | 49mg | 795mg | 32% |
Carbs | 3.76g | 86.85g | 28% |
Phosphorus | 241mg | 77mg | 23% |
Manganese | 0.3mg | 0.79mg | 21% |
Vitamin C | 23.6mg | 38.5mg | 17% |
Calories | 165kcal | 378kcal | 11% |
Zinc | 6.72mg | 7.6mg | 8% |
Fiber | 0g | 1.4g | 6% |
Fats | 4.4g | 1.08g | 5% |
Saturated fat | 1.41g | 0.26g | 5% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 1.05g | 0.354g | 5% |
Vitamin E | 0.08mg | 1% | |
Potassium | 150mg | 105mg | 1% |
Magnesium | 14mg | 19mg | 1% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.63g | 0.204g | 1% |
Net carbs | 3.76g | 85.45g | N/A |
Calcium | 10mg | 10mg | 0% |
Sugar | 10.35g | N/A | |
Tryptophan | 0.366mg | 0.066mg | 0% |
Threonine | 1.107mg | 0.241mg | 0% |
Isoleucine | 1.32mg | 0.26mg | 0% |
Leucine | 2.319mg | 0.767mg | 0% |
Lysine | 2.007mg | 0.113mg | 0% |
Methionine | 0.645mg | 0.13mg | 0% |
Phenylalanine | 1.274mg | 0.365mg | 0% |
Valine | 1.607mg | 0.344mg | 0% |
Histidine | 0.708mg | 0.162mg | 0% |
Fructose | 0.26g | 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
Contains more ProteinProtein | +329.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +307.4% |
Contains more WaterWater | +1601.6% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +2209.8% |
Contains more OtherOther | +48.7% |
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +208.8% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +196.6% |
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -81.6% |