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Liver vs. Zucchini — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liver and zucchini different?

  • Liver is higher than zucchini in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 778% more than zucchini.
  • Zucchini has a higher glycemic index (15) than liver (0).

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, raw 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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 4.8% 23% 14% 18% 8.7% 16% 1% 23% 1.1%
Contains more IronIron +4743.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +1096.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +2000%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +534.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +69.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +33650%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +60%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +74%
Contains less SodiumSodium -83.7%

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%
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 60% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 11% 22% 8.5% 12% 38% 0% 11% 18% 5.2%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +31.8%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +53950%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +473.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2236.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +1770.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +2240.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +249.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +579.2%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Zucchini DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0µg 778%
Vitamin A 5405µg 10µg 599%
Iron 17.92mg 0.37mg 219%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.094mg 162%
Selenium 67.5µg 0.2µg 122%
Cholesterol 355mg 0mg 118%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.204mg 91%
Copper 0.634mg 0.053mg 65%
Zinc 6.72mg 0.32mg 58%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 0.451mg 50%
Protein 26.02g 1.21g 50%
Folate 163µg 24µg 35%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.163mg 31%
Phosphorus 241mg 38mg 29%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.045mg 18%
Calories 165kcal 17kcal 7%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.091g 6%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.084g 6%
Fats 4.4g 0.32g 6%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 17.9mg 6%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.177mg 5%
Vitamin K 4.3µg 4%
Fiber 0g 1g 4%
Potassium 150mg 261mg 3%
Sodium 49mg 8mg 2%
Fructose 1.38g 2%
Choline 9.5mg 2%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.011g 2%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1%
Magnesium 14mg 18mg 1%
Calcium 10mg 16mg 1%
Net carbs 3.76g 2.11g N/A
Carbs 3.76g 3.11g 0%
Sugar 2.5g N/A
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.01mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.029mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.044mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.071mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.067mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.018mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.043mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.054mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.026mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.061g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.03g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
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26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.32 g
Carbs: 3.11 g
Water: 94.79 g
Other: 0.57 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2050.4%
Contains more FatsFats +1275%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +20.9%
Contains more OtherOther +163.2%
Contains more WaterWater +47.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
45% 6% 49%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.084 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.011 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.091 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +5627.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1053.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -94%

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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. Zucchini - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169291/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.