Foodstruct Nutrition Search | Diet Analysis | Food Comparison | Glycemic Index Chart | Insulin Index Chart | Blog | Subscribe | Sign Up

Liver vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

The main differences between liver and teff

  • Liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, zinc, vitamin B3, copper, and vitamin B6; however, teff has more manganese.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for liver is 778% higher.
  • Teff has a higher glycemic index than liver.

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

Infographic

Liver vs Teff infographic
Infographic link

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
6
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%
Teff
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 15% 9.4% 77% 75% 30% 51% 1% 373% 0%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40.2%
Contains more IronIron +774.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +180.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +505.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +100.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +257.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +390%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +853.3%

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%
Teff
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% 0% 0% 0% 46% 7.6% 17% 0% 22% 0% 0% 14% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +41%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6554.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +827.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +487.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +805.6%
~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 Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0µg 778%
Vitamin A 5405µg 0µg 601%
Iron 17.92mg 2.05mg 198%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.033mg 166%
Selenium 67.5µg 123%
Cholesterol 355mg 0mg 118%
Manganese 0.3mg 2.86mg 111%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 95%
Zinc 6.72mg 1.11mg 51%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.909mg 47%
Copper 0.634mg 0.226mg 45%
Protein 26.02g 3.87g 44%
Folate 163µg 18µg 36%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.097mg 36%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 26%
Phosphorus 241mg 120mg 17%
Fiber 0g 2.8g 11%
Magnesium 14mg 50mg 9%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 7%
Saturated fat 1.41g 6%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.183mg 6%
Fats 4.4g 0.65g 6%
Carbs 3.76g 19.86g 5%
Calcium 10mg 49mg 4%
Calories 165kcal 101kcal 3%
Sodium 49mg 8mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 2%
Potassium 150mg 107mg 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 17.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.041mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.149mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.146mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.311mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.109mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.125mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.203mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.2mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.088mg 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
Teff
2
4% 20% 75%
Protein: 3.87 g
Fats: 0.65 g
Carbs: 19.86 g
Water: 74.93 g
Other: 0.69 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +572.4%
Contains more FatsFats +576.9%
Contains more OtherOther +117.4%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +428.2%
Contains more WaterWater +16.5%

People also compare

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. Teff - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168918/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.