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Liver vs. Chicken hearts — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between liver and chicken hearts?

  • Chicken hearts have less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, selenium, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, copper, folate, and vitamin C than liver.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 474% higher.
  • Liver has 600 times more vitamin A than chicken hearts. Liver has 17997 IU of vitamin A, while chicken hearts have 30 IU.
  • Chicken hearts contain less cholesterol.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Chicken, heart, all classes, raw 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.
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 11% 3.6% 16% 224% 115% 180% 76% 9.7% 12% 23%
Contains more IronIron +200.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +83.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +36.2%
Contains less SodiumSodium -33.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +237.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1469.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +17.3%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg
~equal in Zinc ~6.59mg

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 79% 1802% 0% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122%
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 11% 3% 0% 0% 38% 168% 92% 154% 83% 911% 0% 54%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +637.5%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +59955.6%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +69.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +201.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +72.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +86.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +156.1%
Contains more FolateFolate +126.4%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Chicken hearts DV% diff.
Vitamin A 5405µg 9µg 600%
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 7.29µg 474%
Iron 17.92mg 5.96mg 150%
Selenium 67.5µg 4.3µg 115%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.728mg 113%
Cholesterol 355mg 136mg 73%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 2.559mg 44%
Copper 0.634mg 0.346mg 32%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 3.2mg 23%
Folate 163µg 72µg 23%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 4.883mg 22%
Protein 26.02g 15.55g 21%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.36mg 16%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 2.71g 11%
Phosphorus 241mg 177mg 9%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.089mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.152mg 9%
Fats 4.4g 9.33g 8%
Saturated fat 1.41g 2.66g 6%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 2.37g 4%
Calories 165kcal 153kcal 1%
Carbs 3.76g 0.71g 1%
Potassium 150mg 176mg 1%
Zinc 6.72mg 6.59mg 1%
Sodium 49mg 74mg 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 0.71g N/A
Magnesium 14mg 15mg 0%
Calcium 10mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.199mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.704mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.833mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 1.355mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 1.303mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.376mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.696mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.88mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.408mg 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
16% 9% 74%
Protein: 15.55 g
Fats: 9.33 g
Carbs: 0.71 g
Water: 73.56 g
Other: 0.85 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +67.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +429.6%
Contains more OtherOther +76.5%
Contains more FatsFats +112%
Contains more WaterWater +14.4%

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
34% 31% 35%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.66 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.37 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.71 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -47%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +276.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +158.1%

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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. Chicken hearts - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171458/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.