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Liver vs. Smoothie — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liver and smoothie different?

  • Liver is higher than smoothie in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B3, and vitamin B6.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 768% more than smoothie.
  • Smoothie has a higher glycemic index (44) than liver (0).

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Beverages, V8 SPLASH Smoothies, Strawberry Banana 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
8
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 0% 12% 2.1% 5.6% 0% 0% 0% 3.8% 0% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +525%
Contains more IronIron +11846.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +∞%
Contains more ZincZinc +∞%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +310%
Contains less SodiumSodium -40.8%

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
8
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 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 15% 0% 19% 30% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +933.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +595.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +7679.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
~equal in Vitamin C ~24.5mg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Smoothie DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0.24µg 768%
Vitamin A 5405µg 601%
Iron 17.92mg 0.15mg 222%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 169%
Selenium 67.5µg 123%
Cholesterol 355mg 0mg 118%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 95%
Copper 0.634mg 70%
Zinc 6.72mg 61%
Protein 26.02g 1.22g 50%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.816mg 48%
Folate 163µg 41%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.082mg 38%
Phosphorus 241mg 34%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 22%
Manganese 0.3mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 7%
Fats 4.4g 0g 7%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0g 6%
Calories 165kcal 37kcal 6%
Potassium 150mg 24mg 4%
Calcium 10mg 41mg 3%
Magnesium 14mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 2%
Sodium 49mg 29mg 1%
Carbs 3.76g 8.16g 1%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 24.5mg 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 8.16g N/A
Sugar 7.35g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 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
8% 90%
Protein: 1.22 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 8.16 g
Water: 90.28 g
Other: 0.34 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2032.8%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +341.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +117%
Contains more WaterWater +40.4%

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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. Smoothie - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174829/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.