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Liver vs. Deer meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liver and deer meat different?

  • Liver is higher than deer meat in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, folate, and vitamin C.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 627% more than deer meat.
  • Deer meat is lower in cholesterol.

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Game meat, deer, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled 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
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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 24% 1.5% 38% 159% 85% 109% 128% 7.4% 2.9% 60%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +321.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +149.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +68.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -14%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1263.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +513.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +135.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +189.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +24.1%

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
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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% 12% 0% 65% 130% 165% 51% 142% 453% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +290.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +457.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +415.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1711.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B1 ~0.26mg
~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.78mg
~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.614mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Deer meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 3.62µg 627%
Vitamin A 5405µg 0µg 601%
Iron 17.92mg 4.25mg 171%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.563mg 126%
Selenium 67.5µg 11µg 103%
Cholesterol 355mg 88mg 89%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.856mg 78%
Copper 0.634mg 0.254mg 42%
Folate 163µg 9µg 39%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Zinc 6.72mg 3.99mg 25%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.022mg 12%
Potassium 150mg 434mg 8%
Phosphorus 241mg 299mg 8%
Protein 26.02g 29.9g 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.127g 6%
Magnesium 14mg 33mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.62mg 4%
Fats 4.4g 2.35g 3%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.614mg 3%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 8.78mg 2%
Saturated fat 1.41g 1.142g 1%
Calories 165kcal 149kcal 1%
Calcium 10mg 5mg 1%
Carbs 3.76g 0g 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 0g N/A
Sodium 49mg 57mg 0%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.26mg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.554g 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.266mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 1.133mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 1.287mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 2.28mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 2.434mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.7mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 1.133mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 1.455mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.895mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.001g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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
30% 2% 67%
Protein: 29.9 g
Fats: 2.35 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 67.2 g
Other: 0.55 g
Contains more FatsFats +87.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +172.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +14.9%
~equal in Water ~67.2g

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
63% 30% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.554 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.127 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +13.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +726.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -19%

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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. Deer meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174430/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.