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Liver vs. Teff — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between liver and teff

  • Liver has more vitamin A, vitamin B2, iron, selenium, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, and zinc, while teff has more manganese, magnesium, and fiber.
  • Teff covers your daily need for manganese, 389% more than liver.
  • Liver contains 2000 times more vitamin A than teff. While liver contains 17997IU of vitamin A, teff contains only 9IU.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Teff, uncooked.

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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
3
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
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 131% 54% 38% 286% 270% 99% 184% 1.6% 1205% 24%
Contains more IronIron +134.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +85.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1434.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +1214.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +184.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +27.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78%
Contains less SodiumSodium -75.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2980%

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%
Teff
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% 0% 1.6% 0% 98% 62% 63% 57% 111% 0% 4.8% 0% 7.1%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +713.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +150.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +406.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +51.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Teff DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 778%
Vitamin A 5405µg 0µg 601%
Manganese 0.3mg 9.24mg 389%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.27mg 148%
Iron 17.92mg 7.63mg 129%
Cholesterol 355mg 118%
Selenium 67.5µg 4.4µg 115%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.942mg 77%
Folate 163µg 41%
Magnesium 14mg 184mg 40%
Fiber 0g 8g 32%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 3.363mg 32%
Zinc 6.72mg 3.63mg 28%
Phosphorus 241mg 429mg 27%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 26%
Protein 26.02g 13.3g 25%
Carbs 3.76g 73.13g 23%
Copper 0.634mg 0.81mg 20%
Calcium 10mg 180mg 17%
Starch 36.56g 15%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.39mg 11%
Calories 165kcal 367kcal 10%
Potassium 150mg 427mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.482mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.449g 4%
Fats 4.4g 2.38g 3%
Vitamin K 1.9µg 2%
Choline 13.1mg 2%
Sodium 49mg 12mg 2%
Vitamin E 0.08mg 1%
Fructose 0.47g 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 65.13g N/A
Sugar 1.84g N/A
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.589g 0%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 1.071g 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.139mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.51mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.501mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 1.068mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.376mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.428mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.698mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.686mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.301mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.135g 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
13% 2% 73% 9% 2%
Protein: 13.3 g
Fats: 2.38 g
Carbs: 73.13 g
Water: 8.82 g
Other: 2.37 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +95.6%
Contains more FatsFats +84.9%
Contains more WaterWater +629.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1844.9%
Contains more OtherOther +58%

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
Teff
2
21% 28% 51%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.449 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.589 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.071 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -68.2%
~equal in Monounsaturated fat ~0.589g
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~1.071g

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/169747/nutrients

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

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