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Liver vs. Malt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liver and malt different?

  • Liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3 than malt.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for liver is 760% higher.
  • Liver contains 189 times more vitamin A than malt. While liver contains 17997IU of vitamin A, malt contains only 95IU.
  • Malt has less cholesterol.
  • Liver has a lower glycemic index (0) than malt (59).

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Beverages, Malted drink mix, chocolate, powder, prepared with whole milk are the varieties 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
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%
Malt
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 11% 29% 15% 7.9% 12% 11% 39% 7.8% 10% 29%
Contains more IronIron +8433.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +1613.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1539%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +164.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium -18.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +880%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +14.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~15mg

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%
Malt
2
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 0.33% 8.7% 1.2% 0% 14% 42% 4.9% 21% 11% 53% 0.75% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +23500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20688.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +377.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1093.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3156.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1248.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1139.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +4345.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +1711.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Malt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0.42µg 760%
Vitamin A 5405µg 26µg 598%
Iron 17.92mg 0.21mg 221%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.184mg 155%
Cholesterol 355mg 10mg 115%
Selenium 67.5µg 5.4µg 113%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.354mg 88%
Copper 0.634mg 0.037mg 66%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.41mg 57%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.259mg 51%
Protein 26.02g 3.37g 45%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.046mg 40%
Folate 163µg 9µg 39%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0.1mg 26%
Phosphorus 241mg 91mg 21%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.054mg 17%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.08mg 10%
Calcium 10mg 98mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.208g 6%
Calories 165kcal 85kcal 4%
Carbs 3.76g 11.2g 2%
Fiber 0g 0.5g 2%
Saturated fat 1.41g 1.883g 2%
Fats 4.4g 3.29g 2%
Caffeine 3mg 1%
Potassium 150mg 172mg 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 10.7g N/A
Magnesium 14mg 15mg 0%
Sugar 6.68g N/A
Sodium 49mg 60mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.06mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.3µg 0%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.827g 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.074mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.143mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.165mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.268mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.142mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.074mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.15mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.193mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.077mg 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
Malt
2
3% 3% 11% 81%
Protein: 3.37 g
Fats: 3.29 g
Carbs: 11.2 g
Water: 81.34 g
Other: 0.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +672.1%
Contains more FatsFats +33.7%
Contains more OtherOther +87.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +197.9%
Contains more WaterWater +26.5%

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
Malt
1
65% 28% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.883 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.827 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.208 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -25.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +404.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +31.3%

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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. Malt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174867/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.