Liver vs. Yolk — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the main differences between liver and yolk?
- Yolk has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, copper, vitamin B3, zinc, and vitamin B5 than liver.
- Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 697% higher.
- Liver has 351 times more vitamin B3 than yolk. Liver has 8.435mg of vitamin B3, while yolk has 0.024mg.
- Liver contains less cholesterol.
We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Egg, yolk, raw, fresh types in this comparison.
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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.
| Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +180% |
| Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +37.6% |
| Contains more IronIron | +556.4% |
| Contains more CopperCopper | +723.4% |
| Contains more ZincZinc | +192.2% |
| Contains more ManganeseManganese | +445.5% |
| Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +20.5% |
| Contains more CalciumCalcium | +1190% |
| Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +61.8% |
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.
| Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +∞% |
| Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +1318.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +46.6% |
| Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +315.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +35045.8% |
| Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 | +59.7% |
| Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +62.9% |
| Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 | +857.4% |
| Contains more FolateFolate | +11.6% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
| Nutrient |  |
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DV% diff. |
| Vitamin B12 | 18.67µg | 1.95µg | 697% |
| Vitamin A | 5405µg | 381µg | 558% |
| Cholesterol | 355mg | 1085mg | 243% |
| Iron | 17.92mg | 2.73mg | 190% |
| Choline | 820.2mg | 149% | |
| Vitamin B2 | 2.196mg | 0.528mg | 128% |
| Copper | 0.634mg | 0.077mg | 62% |
| Vitamin B3 | 8.435mg | 0.024mg | 53% |
| Zinc | 6.72mg | 2.3mg | 40% |
| Saturated fat | 1.41g | 9.551g | 37% |
| Vitamin B5 | 4.774mg | 2.99mg | 36% |
| Fats | 4.4g | 26.54g | 34% |
| Monounsaturated fat | 0.63g | 11.738g | 28% |
| Vitamin D | 218IU | 27% | |
| Vitamin D | 5.4µg | 27% | |
| Vitamin C | 23.6mg | 0mg | 26% |
| Selenium | 67.5µg | 56µg | 21% |
| Phosphorus | 241mg | 390mg | 21% |
| Polyunsaturated fat | 1.05g | 4.204g | 21% |
| Protein | 26.02g | 15.86g | 20% |
| Vitamin E | 2.58mg | 17% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.57mg | 0.35mg | 17% |
| Calcium | 10mg | 129mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.3mg | 0.055mg | 11% |
| Calories | 165kcal | 322kcal | 8% |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.258mg | 0.176mg | 7% |
| Folate | 163µg | 146µg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 14mg | 5mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 0.7µg | 1% | |
| Potassium | 150mg | 109mg | 1% |
| Carbs | 3.76g | 3.59g | 0% |
| Net carbs | 3.76g | 3.59g | N/A |
| Sugar | 0.56g | N/A | |
| Sodium | 49mg | 48mg | 0% |
| Tryptophan | 0.366mg | 0.177mg | 0% |
| Threonine | 1.107mg | 0.687mg | 0% |
| Isoleucine | 1.32mg | 0.866mg | 0% |
| Leucine | 2.319mg | 1.399mg | 0% |
| Lysine | 2.007mg | 1.217mg | 0% |
| Methionine | 0.645mg | 0.378mg | 0% |
| Phenylalanine | 1.274mg | 0.681mg | 0% |
| Valine | 1.607mg | 0.949mg | 0% |
| Histidine | 0.708mg | 0.416mg | 0% |
| Fructose | 0.07g | 0% | |
| Omega-3 - EPA | 0g | 0.011g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DHA | 0.03g | 0.114g | N/A |
| Omega-3 - DPA | 0.04g | 0g | N/A |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains more ProteinProtein | +64.1% |
| Contains more WaterWater | +23% |
| Contains more FatsFats | +503.2% |
| Contains more OtherOther | +13.3% |
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Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
| Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -85.2% |
| Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat | +1763.2% |
| Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +300.4% |
