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Rib eye steak vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are rib eye steak and liver different?

  • Liver is higher than rib eye steak in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, and folate.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 690% more than rib eye steak.
  • Rib eye steak contains 7 times more saturated fat than liver. Rib eye steak contains 9.684g of saturated fat, while liver contains 1.41g.

Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.3% 23% 84% 27% 161% 65% 7% 10% 162%
Liver
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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%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +57.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +73.3%
Contains more IronIron +700%
Contains more CopperCopper +692.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +13.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +58.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +275%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +127.3%
~equal in Calcium ~10mg
~equal in Sodium ~49mg

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.
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% 2.7% 2% 3% 18% 66% 92% 32% 110% 263% 4% 4.5% 27%
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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%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +67462.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +263.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +665.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +71.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +790.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +19.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +789%
Contains more FolateFolate +2616.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Rib eye steak Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 2.1µg 18.67µg 690%
Vitamin A 8µg 5405µg 600%
Iron 2.24mg 17.92mg 196%
Vitamin B2 0.287mg 2.196mg 147%
Cholesterol 80mg 355mg 92%
Vitamin B5 0.536mg 4.774mg 85%
Selenium 29.7µg 67.5µg 69%
Copper 0.08mg 0.634mg 62%
Folate 6µg 163µg 39%
Saturated fat 9.684g 1.41g 38%
Fats 21.81g 4.4g 27%
Vitamin C 0mg 23.6mg 26%
Monounsaturated fat 10.519g 0.63g 25%
Vitamin B3 4.908mg 8.435mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.071mg 0.258mg 16%
Phosphorus 152mg 241mg 13%
Manganese 0.08mg 0.3mg 10%
Choline 48.8mg 9%
Zinc 5.91mg 6.72mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.477mg 0.57mg 7%
Calories 291kcal 165kcal 6%
Protein 23.69g 26.02g 5%
Potassium 260mg 150mg 3%
Magnesium 22mg 14mg 2%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 1%
Vitamin E 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin K 1.6µg 1%
Vitamin D 7IU 1%
Carbs 0g 3.76g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.76g N/A
Calcium 11mg 10mg 0%
Sodium 54mg 49mg 0%
Trans fat 1.478g N/A
Polyunsaturated fat 1.027g 1.05g 0%
Tryptophan 0.265mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 1.116mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.103mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 2.041mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 2.269mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.641mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.95mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 1.184mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.888mg 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.001g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.001g 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.038g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.014g 0.04g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.024g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.7g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
24% 22% 54%
Protein: 23.69 g
Fats: 21.81 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 54.49 g
Other: 0.01 g
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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
Contains more FatsFats +395.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +18%
Contains more OtherOther +14900%
~equal in Protein ~26.02g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 50% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 9.684 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 10.519 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.027 g
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
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1569.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -85.4%
~equal in Polyunsaturated fat ~1.05g

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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. Rib eye steak - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173392/nutrients
  2. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/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.