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Liver vs. Spread — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between liver and spread

  • Spread contains less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, and zinc than liver.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for liver is 731% higher.
  • Spread has 207 times less vitamin A than liver. Liver has 17997IU of vitamin A, while spread has 87IU.
  • Spread is lower in cholesterol.

Food types used in this article are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Sandwich spread, pork, beef.

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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
9
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%
Spread
1
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 5.7% 3.6% 9.7% 30% 43% 28% 25% 132% 3.4% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +75%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +36.4%
Contains more IronIron +2168.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +387.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +558.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +308.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1053.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +595.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +20%

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%
Spread
4
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% 35% 9% 43% 31% 32% 26% 28% 140% 4% 1.5% 34%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +20688.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +50%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1538.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +387.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1010.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +375%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +1567%
Contains more FolateFolate +8050%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Spread DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 1.12µg 731%
Vitamin A 5405µg 26µg 598%
Iron 17.92mg 0.79mg 214%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.134mg 159%
Cholesterol 355mg 38mg 106%
Selenium 67.5µg 9.7µg 105%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.43mg 87%
Copper 0.634mg 0.13mg 56%
Zinc 6.72mg 1.02mg 52%
Sodium 49mg 1013mg 42%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 1.73mg 42%
Folate 163µg 2µg 40%
Protein 26.02g 7.66g 37%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.12mg 35%
Phosphorus 241mg 59mg 26%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Saturated fat 1.41g 5.977g 21%
Fats 4.4g 17.34g 20%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 7.584g 17%
Vitamin E 1.74mg 12%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.026mg 12%
Choline 62.3mg 11%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 2.565g 10%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.172mg 7%
Calories 165kcal 235kcal 4%
Vitamin D 22IU 3%
Vitamin D 0.6µg 3%
Carbs 3.76g 11.94g 3%
Fiber 0g 0.2g 1%
Potassium 150mg 110mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 8mg 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 11.74g N/A
Calcium 10mg 12mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.082mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.334mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.334mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.6mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.663mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.196mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.301mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.356mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.279mg 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
2
26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Spread
3
8% 17% 12% 60% 3%
Protein: 7.66 g
Fats: 17.34 g
Carbs: 11.94 g
Water: 60.28 g
Other: 2.78 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +239.7%
Contains more FatsFats +294.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +217.6%
Contains more OtherOther +85.3%
~equal in Water ~60.28g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
1
46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Spread
2
37% 47% 16%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 5.977 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 7.584 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.565 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -76.4%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1103.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +144.3%

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. Spread - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174583/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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