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Liver vs. Tomato — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between liver and tomatoes

  • The amount of vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3 in liver is higher than in tomatoes.
  • Liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 778% more than tomatoes.
  • Tomatoes contain less cholesterol.
  • Tomatoes have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of tomatoes is 23, while the glycemic index of liver is 0.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average.

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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
7
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%
Tomato
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 3% 21% 10% 20% 4.6% 10% 0.65% 15% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +6537%
Contains more CopperCopper +974.6%
Contains more ZincZinc +3852.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +904.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +163.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +58%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.8%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg

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%
Tomato
3
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 46% 14% 11% 0% 9.3% 4.4% 11% 5.3% 18% 0% 20% 11% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +72.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +12769%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +597.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +11457.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1320%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +5264%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +612.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +986.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Tomato DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0µg 778%
Vitamin A 5405µg 42µg 596%
Iron 17.92mg 0.27mg 221%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.019mg 167%
Selenium 67.5µg 0µg 123%
Cholesterol 355mg 0mg 118%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.089mg 94%
Copper 0.634mg 0.059mg 64%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.17mg 60%
Protein 26.02g 0.88g 50%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.594mg 49%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.08mg 38%
Folate 163µg 15µg 37%
Phosphorus 241mg 24mg 31%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.037mg 18%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 13.7mg 11%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.114mg 8%
Vitamin K 7.9µg 7%
Calories 165kcal 18kcal 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.083g 6%
Fats 4.4g 0.2g 6%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.028g 6%
Fiber 0g 1.2g 5%
Vitamin E 0.54mg 4%
Potassium 150mg 237mg 3%
Fructose 1.37g 2%
Sodium 49mg 5mg 2%
Choline 6.7mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.031g 1%
Magnesium 14mg 11mg 1%
Carbs 3.76g 3.89g 0%
Net carbs 3.76g 2.69g N/A
Calcium 10mg 10mg 0%
Sugar 2.63g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.006mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.027mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.018mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.025mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.027mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.027mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.018mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.014mg 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
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
Tomato
2
4% 95%
Protein: 0.88 g
Fats: 0.2 g
Carbs: 3.89 g
Water: 94.52 g
Other: 0.51 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2856.8%
Contains more FatsFats +2100%
Contains more OtherOther +194.1%
Contains more WaterWater +47%
~equal in Carbs ~3.89g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
2
46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
Tomato
1
20% 22% 58%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.031 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.083 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1932.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1165.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -98%

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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. Tomato - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170457/nutrients

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

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