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Turkey leg vs. Beef Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are turkey leg and beef Liver different?

  • Beef Liver has more vitamin B12, copper, vitamin A, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, vitamin B3, folate, iron, and vitamin B6 than turkey leg.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for beef Liver is 2925% higher.
  • Turkey leg has less cholesterol.

Turkey, all classes, leg, meat, and skin, raw and Beef, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised are the varieties 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 15% 5.1% 24% 65% 47% 84% 76% 9.7% 2.9% 144%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 15% 1.8% 31% 245% 4761% 145% 213% 10% 46% 197%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +183.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +28.9%
Contains more IronIron +280.2%
Contains more CopperCopper +9958.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +71.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +180.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1518.2%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +36.7%
~equal in Magnesium ~21mg
~equal in Sodium ~79mg

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% 0.33% 0% 0% 19% 49% 55% 65% 78% 49% 0% 7.5% 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 6.3% 3147% 10% 18% 49% 790% 329% 427% 235% 8823% 8.3% 190% 232%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +944100%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +151.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1523.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +494.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +552.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +199.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +17997.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +2430%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Turkey leg Beef Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.39µg 70.58µg 2925%
Copper 0.142mg 14.283mg 1571%
Vitamin A 1µg 9442µg 1049%
Vitamin B2 0.211mg 3.425mg 247%
Vitamin B5 1.09mg 7.11mg 120%
Cholesterol 71mg 396mg 108%
Vitamin B3 2.947mg 17.525mg 91%
Choline 426mg 77%
Folate 10µg 253µg 61%
Iron 1.72mg 6.54mg 60%
Vitamin B6 0.34mg 1.017mg 52%
Phosphorus 177mg 497mg 46%
Zinc 3.09mg 5.3mg 20%
Protein 19.54g 29.08g 19%
Selenium 26.4µg 36.1µg 18%
Manganese 0.022mg 0.356mg 15%
Vitamin B1 0.077mg 0.194mg 10%
Vitamin D 49IU 6%
Vitamin D 1.2µg 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.83g 1.109g 5%
Saturated fat 2.06g 2.947g 4%
Vitamin K 3.3µg 3%
Vitamin E 0.51mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 2.06g 1.124g 2%
Calories 144kcal 191kcal 2%
Potassium 273mg 352mg 2%
Carbs 0g 5.13g 2%
Vitamin C 0mg 1.9mg 2%
Fats 6.72g 5.26g 2%
Calcium 17mg 6mg 1%
Net carbs 0g 5.13g N/A
Magnesium 21mg 21mg 0%
Sodium 74mg 79mg 0%
Trans fat 0.365g N/A
Tryptophan 0.219mg 0.368mg 0%
Threonine 0.861mg 1.215mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.998mg 1.352mg 0%
Leucine 1.537mg 2.67mg 0%
Lysine 1.809mg 2.247mg 0%
Methionine 0.557mg 0.759mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.769mg 1.515mg 0%
Valine 1.028mg 1.761mg 0%
Histidine 0.598mg 0.879mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.017g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.025g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 0.659g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 7% 73%
Protein: 19.54 g
Fats: 6.72 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 72.69 g
Other: 1.05 g
29% 5% 5% 59% 2%
Protein: 29.08 g
Fats: 5.26 g
Carbs: 5.13 g
Water: 58.81 g
Other: 1.72 g
Contains more FatsFats +27.8%
Contains more WaterWater +23.6%
Contains more ProteinProtein +48.8%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more OtherOther +63.8%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
35% 35% 31%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.06 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.06 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.83 g
57% 22% 21%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.947 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.124 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.109 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -30.1%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +83.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +65%

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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. Turkey leg - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171493/nutrients
  2. Beef Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168626/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.