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Liver vs. Yogurt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between liver and yogurt?

  • Liver is richer than yogurt in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 747% more.
  • Liver has 4499 times more vitamin A than yogurt. While liver has 17997IU of vitamin A, yogurt has only 4IU.
  • The amount of cholesterol in yogurt is lower.
  • The glycemic index of liver is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Yogurt, Greek, plain, nonfat 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
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%
Yogurt
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 7.9% 33% 12% 2.6% 5.7% 14% 58% 4.7% 1.2% 53%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +27.3%
Contains more IronIron +25500%
Contains more CopperCopper +3629.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1192.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +78.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +3233.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +595.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1000%
Contains less SodiumSodium -26.5%
~equal in Potassium ~141mg

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%
Yogurt
2
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% 0.33% 0.2% 0% 5.8% 64% 3.9% 20% 15% 94% 0% 5.3% 8.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +540400%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1021.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +689.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +3955.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1342.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +804.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2389.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +2228.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Yogurt DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0.75µg 747%
Vitamin A 5405µg 1µg 600%
Iron 17.92mg 0.07mg 223%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.278mg 148%
Cholesterol 355mg 5mg 117%
Selenium 67.5µg 9.7µg 105%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.331mg 89%
Copper 0.634mg 0.017mg 69%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.52mg 56%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.208mg 51%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.063mg 39%
Folate 163µg 7µg 39%
Protein 26.02g 10.19g 32%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 0mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.023mg 20%
Phosphorus 241mg 135mg 15%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.009mg 13%
Calcium 10mg 110mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.012g 7%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.117g 6%
Fats 4.4g 0.39g 6%
Calories 165kcal 59kcal 5%
Choline 15.1mg 3%
Sodium 49mg 36mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 11mg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.053g 1%
Carbs 3.76g 3.6g 0%
Net carbs 3.76g 3.6g N/A
Potassium 150mg 141mg 0%
Sugar 3.24g N/A
Vitamin E 0.01mg 0%
Trans fat 0.006g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
4
26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
Yogurt
1
10% 4% 85%
Protein: 10.19 g
Fats: 0.39 g
Carbs: 3.6 g
Water: 85.1 g
Other: 0.72 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +155.3%
Contains more FatsFats +1028.2%
Contains more OtherOther +108.3%
Contains more WaterWater +32.3%
~equal in Carbs ~3.6g

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
Yogurt
1
64% 29% 7%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.117 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.053 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.012 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1088.7%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +8650%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -91.7%

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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. Yogurt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170894/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.