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 461 times more vitamin A than turkey meat. While liver has 17997IU of vitamin A, turkey meat has only 39IU.
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

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

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

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

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 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%
Folate	163µg	9µg	39%
Zinc	6.72mg	2.48mg	39%
Vitamin C	23.6mg	0mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.258mg	0.045mg	18%
Choline		87.4mg	16%
Manganese	0.3mg	0.014mg	12%
Vitamin B3	8.435mg	9.573mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	2.119g	7%
Protein	26.02g	28.55g	5%
Fats	4.4g	7.39g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	0.63g	2.647g	5%
Vitamin B6	0.57mg	0.616mg	4%
Magnesium	14mg	30mg	4%
Potassium	150mg	239mg	3%
Saturated fat	1.41g	2.155g	3%
Phosphorus	241mg	223mg	3%
Sodium	49mg	103mg	2%
Vitamin D		15IU	2%
Vitamin D		0.4µg	2%
Calories	165kcal	189kcal	1%
Carbs	3.76g	0.06g	1%
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 - ALA		0.105g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.04g	0.008g	N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		1.841g	N/A