Liver vs. Pound cake — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between liver and pound cake

Liver is higher than pound cake 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 763% higher.
Liver has 75 times more vitamin A than pound cake. While liver has 17997IU of vitamin A, pound cake has only 241IU.
Pound cake has less cholesterol.
Liver has a lower glycemic index (0) than pound cake (54).

The food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Cake, pound, commercially prepared, butter (includes fresh and frozen).

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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

Pound cake

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+75%
Contains more IronIron	+1110.8%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1409.5%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1462.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+72.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-87%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+172.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+1250%

Contains more CalciumCalcium

+370%

~equal in Potassium ~149mg

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

Pound cake

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+7621.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+49.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+781.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+422.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+884.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1483.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+5086.1%
Contains more FolateFolate	+288.1%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.67µg	0.36µg	763%
Vitamin A	5405µg	70µg	593%
Iron	17.92mg	1.48mg	206%
Vitamin B2	2.196mg	0.249mg	150%
Selenium	67.5µg	5µg	114%
Cholesterol	355mg	66mg	96%
Vitamin B5	4.774mg	0.485mg	86%
Copper	0.634mg	0.042mg	66%
Zinc	6.72mg	0.43mg	57%
Vitamin B3	8.435mg	1.615mg	43%
Protein	26.02g	5g	42%
Vitamin B6	0.57mg	0.036mg	41%
Folate	163µg	42µg	30%
Vitamin C	23.6mg	0mg	26%
Carbs	3.76g	53.64g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	3.419g	16%
Saturated fat	1.41g	4.811g	15%
Fats	4.4g	13.96g	15%
Phosphorus	241mg	140mg	14%
Sodium	49mg	377mg	14%
Threonine	1.107mg	153mg	14%
Choline		65.6mg	12%
Calories	165kcal	353kcal	9%
Manganese	0.3mg	0.11mg	8%
Vitamin B1	0.258mg	0.173mg	7%
Starch		17.36g	7%
Monounsaturated fat	0.63g	3.02g	6%
Vitamin D		0.8µg	4%
Vitamin E		0.65mg	4%
Calcium	10mg	47mg	4%
Vitamin D		34IU	4%
Fiber	0g	0.6g	2%
Vitamin K		1.7µg	1%
Magnesium	14mg	8mg	1%
Net carbs	3.76g	53.04g	N/A
Potassium	150mg	149mg	0%
Sugar		33.36g	N/A
Trans fat		0.192g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.366mg	0.041mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.32mg	0.204mg	0%
Leucine	2.319mg	0.397mg	0%
Lysine	2.007mg	0.198mg	0%
Methionine	0.645mg	0.117mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.274mg	0.239mg	0%
Valine	1.607mg	0.249mg	0%
Histidine	0.708mg	0.117mg	0%
Fructose		0.33g	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.372g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.04g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.015g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.004g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		2.895g	N/A