Liver vs. Turkey meat — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between liver and turkey meat?

Liver is richer than turkey meat in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, zinc, and folate.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 735% more.
Liver has 450 times more vitamin A than turkey meat. While liver has 5405µg of vitamin A, turkey meat has only 12µg.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey meat is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Liver

Turkey meat

Contains more IronIron	+1544%
Contains more CopperCopper	+581.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-52.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2042.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.5%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.3%

~equal in Phosphorus ~223mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Liver

Turkey meat

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44941.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+473.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+681.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+403.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1730.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1711.1%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.5%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.616mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.67µg	1.02µg	735%
Vitamin A	5405µg	12µg	599%
Iron	17.92mg	1.09mg	210%
Vitamin B2	2.196mg	0.281mg	147%
Cholesterol	355mg	109mg	82%
Vitamin B5	4.774mg	0.948mg	77%
Selenium	67.5µg	29.8µg	69%
Copper	0.634mg	0.093mg	60%
Zinc	6.72mg	2.48mg	39%
Folate	163µg	9µg	39%
Vitamin C	23.6mg	0mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.258mg	0.045mg	18%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Manganese	0.3mg	0.014mg	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		1.841g	11%
Vitamin B3	8.435mg	9.573mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	2.119g	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.105g	7%
Protein	26.02g	28.55g	5%
Fats	4.4g	7.39g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.63g	2.647g	5%
Magnesium	14mg	30mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.57mg	0.616mg	4%
Potassium	150mg	239mg	3%
Phosphorus	241mg	223mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.41g	2.155g	3%
Vitamin D*		15 IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Sodium	49mg	103mg	2%
Calories	165kcal	189kcal	1%
Carbs	3.76g	0.06g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	15g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	63kcal	66kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	53g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	2.2	N/A
Net carbs	3.76g	0.06g	N/A
Calcium	10mg	14mg	0%
Vitamin E		0.07mg	0%
Trans fat		0.101g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.366mg	0.291mg	0%
Threonine	1.107mg	1.004mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.32mg	0.796mg	0%
Leucine	2.319mg	1.925mg	0%
Lysine	2.007mg	2.282mg	0%
Methionine	0.645mg	0.724mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.274mg	0.903mg	0%
Valine	1.607mg	0.902mg	0%
Histidine	0.708mg	0.749mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.03g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.04g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.014g	N/A