Liver vs. Pistachio — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between liver and pistachios

Liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B5; however, pistachios are richer in vitamin B6, copper, and vitamin B1.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 778% more.
Pistachios have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pistachios is 28, while the glycemic index of liver is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw.

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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

Pistachio

Contains more IronIron	+357.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+205.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+864.3%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+764.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+583.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+105%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%

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

Pistachio

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+321.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20688.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1272.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+548.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+818.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+219.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+237.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+198.2%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.67µg	0µg	778%
Vitamin A	5405µg	26µg	598%
Iron	17.92mg	3.92mg	175%
Vitamin B2	2.196mg	0.16mg	157%
Cholesterol	355mg	0mg	118%
Selenium	67.5µg	7µg	110%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	14.38g	89%
Vitamin B6	0.57mg	1.7mg	87%
Vitamin B5	4.774mg	0.52mg	85%
Copper	0.634mg	1.3mg	74%
Fats	4.4g	45.32g	63%
Monounsaturated fat	0.63g	23.257g	57%
Vitamin B1	0.258mg	0.87mg	51%
Vitamin B3	8.435mg	1.3mg	45%
Fiber	0g	10.6g	42%
Zinc	6.72mg	2.2mg	41%
Manganese	0.3mg	1.2mg	39%
Phosphorus	241mg	490mg	36%
Folate	163µg	51µg	28%
Potassium	150mg	1025mg	26%
Magnesium	14mg	121mg	25%
Calories	165kcal	560kcal	20%
Vitamin C	23.6mg	5.6mg	20%
Saturated fat	1.41g	5.907g	20%
Vitamin E		2.86mg	19%
Protein	26.02g	20.16g	12%
Calcium	10mg	105mg	10%
Carbs	3.76g	27.17g	8%
Sodium	49mg	1mg	2%
Starch		1.67g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	3.6g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	63kcal	278kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	18g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	6.4	N/A
Net carbs	3.76g	16.57g	N/A
Sugar		7.66g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.366mg	0.251mg	0%
Threonine	1.107mg	0.684mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.32mg	0.917mg	0%
Leucine	2.319mg	1.604mg	0%
Lysine	2.007mg	1.138mg	0%
Methionine	0.645mg	0.36mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.274mg	1.092mg	0%
Valine	1.607mg	1.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.708mg	0.512mg	0%
Fructose		0.24g	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.04g	0g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		14.091g	N/A