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Liver vs. Mutton — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between liver and mutton

  • Liver has more vitamin B12, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, copper, selenium, folate, and vitamin B1 than mutton.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 593% more.
  • Mutton contains less cholesterol.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Mutton, cooked, roasted (Navajo).

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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
6
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%
Mutton
3
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 3% 36% 179% 21% 162% 117% 18% 4.3% 207%
Contains more IronIron +276.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +922.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -63.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +809.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +77.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +121.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +172.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +12.9%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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%
Mutton
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% 0% 16% 0% 15% 69% 122% 54% 87% 555% 0% 0% 55%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +330%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +632%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +29.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +432.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +51.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +320.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Mutton DV% diff.
Vitamin A 5405µg 601%
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 4.44µg 593%
Iron 17.92mg 4.76mg 165%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.3mg 146%
Cholesterol 355mg 109mg 82%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.897mg 78%
Copper 0.634mg 0.062mg 64%
Selenium 67.5µg 38µg 54%
Folate 163µg 0µg 41%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 26%
Choline 100.6mg 18%
Saturated fat 1.41g 5.142g 17%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.06mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.377mg 15%
Protein 26.02g 33.43g 15%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.033mg 12%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 6.52mg 12%
Fats 4.4g 11.09g 10%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 4.459g 10%
Potassium 150mg 409mg 8%
Zinc 6.72mg 5.93mg 7%
Vitamin E 0.8mg 5%
Sodium 49mg 135mg 4%
Phosphorus 241mg 272mg 4%
Magnesium 14mg 31mg 4%
Calories 165kcal 234kcal 3%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.814g 2%
Carbs 3.76g 0.08g 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 0.08g N/A
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.257mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 1.403mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 1.588mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 2.764mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 2.999mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.918mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 1.399mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 1.678mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.975mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.147g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.025g 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
Mutton
2
33% 11% 54%
Protein: 33.43 g
Fats: 11.09 g
Carbs: 0.08 g
Water: 54 g
Other: 1.4 g
Contains more CarbsCarbs +4600%
Contains more WaterWater +19.1%
Contains more ProteinProtein +28.5%
Contains more FatsFats +152%
~equal in Other ~1.4g

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
Mutton
1
49% 43% 8%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.142 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.459 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.814 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -72.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +29%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +607.8%

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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. Mutton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167634/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.