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Liver vs. Wafer — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liver and wafer different?

  • Liver is higher than wafer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, zinc, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 774% more than wafer.
  • Liver contains 1800 times more vitamin A than wafer. Liver contains 17997IU of vitamin A, while wafer contains 10IU.
  • Wafer is lower in cholesterol.
  • Wafer has a higher glycemic index (61) than liver (0).

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Cookies, chocolate wafers types were used 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
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%
Wafer
4
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 38% 9.3% 19% 150% 154% 30% 57% 76% 91% 31%
Contains more IronIron +346.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +36.9%
Contains more ZincZinc +516.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +82.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -91.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1084.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +278.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +210%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +40%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +132%

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%
Wafer
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 0% 1% 14% 0% 51% 61% 54% 23% 12% 11% 6% 35% 7.8%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +180066.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +27.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +725.6%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +195.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1153%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1017.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +20644.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +246.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Wafer DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0.09µg 774%
Vitamin A 5405µg 3µg 600%
Iron 17.92mg 4.01mg 174%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.266mg 148%
Cholesterol 355mg 2mg 118%
Selenium 67.5µg 5.7µg 112%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.381mg 88%
Zinc 6.72mg 1.09mg 51%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.051mg 40%
Protein 26.02g 6.6g 39%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 2.858mg 35%
Folate 163µg 47µg 29%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Carbs 3.76g 72.7g 23%
Sodium 49mg 580mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 4.153g 21%
Copper 0.634mg 0.463mg 19%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.696mg 17%
Phosphorus 241mg 132mg 16%
Fats 4.4g 14.2g 15%
Fiber 0g 3.4g 14%
Saturated fat 1.41g 4.241g 13%
Calories 165kcal 433kcal 13%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 4.865g 11%
Magnesium 14mg 53mg 9%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.203mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.72mg 5%
Caffeine 10mg 3%
Choline 14.3mg 3%
Potassium 150mg 210mg 2%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2%
Calcium 10mg 31mg 2%
Net carbs 3.76g 69.3g N/A
Sugar 37.43g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.096mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.22mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.261mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.447mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.281mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.105mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.308mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.323mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.128mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0g 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0.002g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
2
26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Wafer
3
7% 14% 73% 5% 2%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 14.2 g
Carbs: 72.7 g
Water: 4.5 g
Other: 2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +294.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1329.3%
Contains more FatsFats +222.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1833.5%
Contains more OtherOther +33.3%

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
Wafer
2
32% 37% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.241 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 4.865 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.153 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -66.8%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +672.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +295.5%

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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. Wafer - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172714/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.