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Liver vs. Currant — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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A recap on differences between liver and currants

  • Currants have less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, zinc, copper, and vitamin B3.
  • Liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 778% more than currants.
  • The glycemic index of currants is higher.

Food varieties used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Currants, red, and white, raw.

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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
6
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 9.3% 9.9% 24% 38% 36% 6.3% 19% 0.13% 24% 3.3%
Contains more IronIron +1692%
Contains more CopperCopper +492.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +2821.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +447.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +61.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +11150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +230%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +83.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
~equal in Magnesium ~13mg

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
8
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 137% 0.67% 2% 0% 10% 12% 1.9% 3.8% 16% 0% 28% 6% 4.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +270150%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +545%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +4292%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8335%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +7359.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +714.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1937.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +73.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Currant DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0µg 778%
Vitamin A 5405µg 2µg 600%
Iron 17.92mg 1mg 212%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.05mg 165%
Selenium 67.5µg 0.6µg 122%
Cholesterol 355mg 0mg 118%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.064mg 94%
Copper 0.634mg 0.107mg 59%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.23mg 59%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.1mg 52%
Protein 26.02g 1.4g 49%
Folate 163µg 8µg 39%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.07mg 38%
Phosphorus 241mg 44mg 28%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 41mg 19%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.04mg 18%
Fiber 0g 4.3g 17%
Vitamin K 11µg 9%
Fats 4.4g 0.2g 6%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.017g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.088g 6%
Calories 165kcal 56kcal 5%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.186mg 5%
Fructose 3.53g 4%
Potassium 150mg 275mg 4%
Carbs 3.76g 13.8g 3%
Sodium 49mg 1mg 2%
Calcium 10mg 33mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.028g 2%
Choline 7.6mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 9.5g N/A
Magnesium 14mg 13mg 0%
Sugar 7.37g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 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
14% 84%
Protein: 1.4 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 13.8 g
Water: 83.95 g
Other: 0.65 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1758.6%
Contains more FatsFats +2100%
Contains more OtherOther +130.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +267%
Contains more WaterWater +30.5%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
13% 21% 66%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.017 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.028 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.088 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +2150%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1093.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98.8%

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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. Currant - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173964/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.