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Liver vs. Elk meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between liver and elk meat

  • The amount of vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, folate, copper, and vitamin C in liver is higher than in elk meat.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 655% more than elk meat.
  • The amount of cholesterol in elk meat is lower.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Game meat, elk, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled.

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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 21% 1.5% 35% 153% 116% 112% 122% 6.5% 2.5% 57%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +340.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +81.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +63.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1478.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +542.9%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +107.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +161.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +18.3%
~equal in Sodium ~50mg

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
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% 0% 11% 0% 36% 85% 115% 73% 112% 370% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +79.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +493.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +37.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +293.9%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +17.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +530.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1711.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Elk meat DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 2.96µg 655%
Vitamin A 5405µg 0µg 601%
Iron 17.92mg 4.07mg 173%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.37mg 140%
Selenium 67.5µg 10.5µg 104%
Cholesterol 355mg 72mg 94%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 1.212mg 71%
Folate 163µg 9µg 39%
Copper 0.634mg 0.349mg 32%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Zinc 6.72mg 4.12mg 24%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 6.143mg 14%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.019mg 12%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.144mg 10%
Protein 26.02g 30.76g 9%
Potassium 150mg 392mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.485mg 7%
Phosphorus 241mg 285mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.161g 6%
Magnesium 14mg 29mg 4%
Vitamin E 0.55mg 4%
Fats 4.4g 3.41g 2%
Calcium 10mg 5mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.97g 1%
Carbs 3.76g 0g 1%
Calories 165kcal 162kcal 0%
Net carbs 3.76g 0g N/A
Sodium 49mg 50mg 0%
Saturated fat 1.41g 1.342g 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.275mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 1.236mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 1.291mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 2.293mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 2.513mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.755mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 1.126mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 1.428mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.948mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.002g 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
31% 3% 65%
Protein: 30.76 g
Fats: 3.41 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 64.93 g
Other: 0.9 g
Contains more FatsFats +29%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +66.7%
Contains more ProteinProtein +18.2%
~equal in Water ~64.93g

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
54% 39% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.342 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.97 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.161 g
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +552.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +54%
~equal in Saturated fat ~1.342g

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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. Elk meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174429/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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