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Liver vs. Smoked salmon — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liver and smoked salmon different?

  • Liver is higher than smoked salmon in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, zinc, copper, and folate.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 642% more than smoked salmon.
  • Liver contains 207 times more vitamin A than smoked salmon. Liver contains 17997IU of vitamin A, while smoked salmon contains 87IU.
  • Smoked salmon is lower in cholesterol.

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Fish, salmon, chinook, smoked types were 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
Liver
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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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 3.3% 15% 32% 77% 8.5% 70% 88% 2.2% 177%
Contains more IronIron +2008.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +175.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +2067.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +47%
Contains less SodiumSodium -92.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1664.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +108.3%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16.7%
~equal in Calcium ~11mg

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
Liver
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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%
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% 8.7% 27% 257% 5.8% 23% 89% 52% 64% 408% 0.25% 1.5% 49%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20688.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1021.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2074.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +448.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +105%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +472.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +8050%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Smoked salmon DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 3.26µg 642%
Vitamin A 5405µg 26µg 598%
Iron 17.92mg 0.85mg 213%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.101mg 161%
Cholesterol 355mg 23mg 111%
Vitamin D 17.1µg 86%
Vitamin D 685IU 86%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.87mg 78%
Selenium 67.5µg 32.4µg 64%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.31mg 58%
Copper 0.634mg 0.23mg 45%
Folate 163µg 2µg 40%
Sodium 49mg 672mg 27%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 4.72mg 23%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.278mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.023mg 20%
Choline 89mg 16%
Protein 26.02g 18.28g 15%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.017mg 12%
Phosphorus 241mg 164mg 11%
Vitamin E 1.35mg 9%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 2.023g 3%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.929g 2%
Calories 165kcal 117kcal 2%
Potassium 150mg 175mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 18mg 1%
Carbs 3.76g 0g 1%
Fats 4.4g 4.32g 0%
Net carbs 3.76g 0g N/A
Calcium 10mg 11mg 0%
Vitamin K 0.1µg 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.995g 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.205mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.801mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.842mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 1.486mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 1.679mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.541mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.714mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.942mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.538mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.183g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0.267g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 0.073g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
18% 4% 72% 5%
Protein: 18.28 g
Fats: 4.32 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72 g
Other: 5.4 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +42.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +11.9%
Contains more OtherOther +260%
~equal in Fats ~4.32g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
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Liver
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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
24% 51% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.929 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.023 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.995 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -34.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +221.1%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~0.995g

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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. Smoked salmon - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173687/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.