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Liver vs. Rice — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between liver and rice?

  • Rice has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3 than liver.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 778% higher.
  • Rice contains less cholesterol.
  • Liver has a lower glycemic index than rice.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Rice, white, long-grain, regular, enriched, cooked types in this comparison.

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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%
Rice
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 3% 3.1% 45% 23% 13% 18% 0.13% 62% 41%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +16.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +328.6%
Contains more IronIron +1393.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +818.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +1271.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +460.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains less SodiumSodium -98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +57.3%
~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%
Rice
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% 0.8% 0% 41% 3% 28% 23% 21% 0% 0% 44% 1.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +58.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +16792.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +471.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1124.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +512.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +181%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Rice DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0µg 778%
Vitamin A 5405µg 0µg 601%
Iron 17.92mg 1.2mg 209%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.013mg 168%
Cholesterol 355mg 0mg 118%
Selenium 67.5µg 7.5µg 109%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.39mg 88%
Copper 0.634mg 0.069mg 63%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.49mg 57%
Protein 26.02g 2.69g 47%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 1.476mg 43%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.093mg 37%
Phosphorus 241mg 43mg 28%
Folate 163µg 58µg 26%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Carbs 3.76g 28.17g 8%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.163mg 8%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.472mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.077g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.076g 6%
Fats 4.4g 0.28g 6%
Potassium 150mg 35mg 3%
Calories 165kcal 130kcal 2%
Sodium 49mg 1mg 2%
Fiber 0g 0.4g 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.088g 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 27.77g N/A
Magnesium 14mg 12mg 0%
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 0.05g N/A
Vitamin E 0.04mg 0%
Choline 2.1mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.031mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.096mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.116mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.222mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.097mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.063mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.144mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.164mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.063mg 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
Rice
2
3% 28% 68%
Protein: 2.69 g
Fats: 0.28 g
Carbs: 28.17 g
Water: 68.44 g
Other: 0.42 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +867.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1471.4%
Contains more OtherOther +257.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +649.2%
~equal in Water ~68.44g

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
Rice
1
32% 37% 32%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.077 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.088 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.076 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +615.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1281.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94.5%

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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. Rice - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168878/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.