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Liver vs. Gratin — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between liver and gratin

  • Gratin contains less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, zinc, copper, and vitamin B3 than liver.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for liver is 778% higher.
  • Gratin has 68 times less vitamin A than liver. Liver has 17997IU of vitamin A, while gratin has 264IU.
  • Gratin is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Potatoes, au gratin, home-prepared from recipe using butter.

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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%
Gratin
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 14% 36% 35% 24% 53% 19% 48% 56% 21% 15%
Contains more IronIron +2700%
Contains more CopperCopper +296.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +873.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +113.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -88.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +86.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +42.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1090%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +164%

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%
Gratin
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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 33% 21% 0% 0% 16% 27% 19% 23% 40% 0% 0% 8.3% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +138.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +8345.3%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +303.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1793.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +749.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1133.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +227.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1381.8%
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Gratin DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0µg 778%
Vitamin A 5405µg 64µg 593%
Iron 17.92mg 0.64mg 216%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.116mg 160%
Selenium 67.5µg 2.7µg 118%
Cholesterol 355mg 23mg 111%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.387mg 88%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.69mg 55%
Copper 0.634mg 0.16mg 53%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.993mg 47%
Protein 26.02g 5.06g 42%
Folate 163µg 11µg 38%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.174mg 30%
Phosphorus 241mg 113mg 18%
Sodium 49mg 433mg 17%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.064mg 16%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 9.9mg 15%
Saturated fat 1.41g 4.733g 15%
Calcium 10mg 119mg 11%
Potassium 150mg 396mg 7%
Fiber 0g 1.8g 7%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.161mg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.276g 5%
Fats 4.4g 7.59g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 2.149g 4%
Carbs 3.76g 11.27g 3%
Calories 165kcal 132kcal 2%
Magnesium 14mg 20mg 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 9.47g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.07mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.192mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.284mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.443mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.381mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.117mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.254mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.325mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.151mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 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
Gratin
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5% 8% 11% 74% 2%
Protein: 5.06 g
Fats: 7.59 g
Carbs: 11.27 g
Water: 74 g
Other: 2.08 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +414.2%
Contains more FatsFats +72.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +199.7%
Contains more WaterWater +15%
Contains more OtherOther +38.7%

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
Gratin
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.733 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.149 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.276 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -70.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +280.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +241.1%

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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. Gratin - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170442/nutrients

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

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