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Liver vs. Lemon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between liver and lemons

  • Liver is higher than lemons in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 778% higher.

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Lemons, raw, without peel.

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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
7
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%
Lemon
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 7.8% 12% 23% 12% 1.6% 6.9% 0.26% 3.9% 2.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more IronIron +2886.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +1613.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +11100%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1406.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +900%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16775%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +160%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.9%
~equal in Potassium ~138mg

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%
Lemon
3
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 177% 0.33% 3% 0% 10% 4.6% 1.9% 11% 18% 0% 0% 8.3% 2.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +540400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +545%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +10880%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +8335%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2412.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +1381.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +124.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Lemon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0µg 778%
Vitamin A 5405µg 1µg 600%
Iron 17.92mg 0.6mg 217%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.02mg 167%
Selenium 67.5µg 0.4µg 122%
Cholesterol 355mg 0mg 118%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.19mg 92%
Copper 0.634mg 0.037mg 66%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.06mg 61%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.1mg 52%
Protein 26.02g 1.1g 50%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.08mg 38%
Folate 163µg 11µg 38%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 53mg 33%
Phosphorus 241mg 16mg 32%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.04mg 18%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.03mg 12%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Calories 165kcal 29kcal 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.089g 6%
Fats 4.4g 0.3g 6%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.039g 6%
Sodium 49mg 2mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.011g 2%
Calcium 10mg 26mg 2%
Carbs 3.76g 9.32g 2%
Choline 5.1mg 1%
Vitamin E 0.15mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 6.52g N/A
Potassium 150mg 138mg 0%
Sugar 2.5g 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
Lemon
2
9% 89%
Protein: 1.1 g
Fats: 0.3 g
Carbs: 9.32 g
Water: 88.98 g
Other: 0.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2265.5%
Contains more FatsFats +1366.7%
Contains more OtherOther +400%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +147.9%
Contains more WaterWater +38.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
2
46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Lemon
1
28% 8% 64%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.039 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5627.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1079.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%

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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. Lemon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167746/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.