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Butter vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between butter and liver?

  • Butter has less vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and vitamin B3 than liver.
  • Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 771% higher.
  • Butter has 36 times more saturated fat than liver. Butter has 50.489g of saturated fat, while liver has 1.41g.

We used Butter, without salt and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised 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.
Butter
Butter
2
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 1.4% 7.2% 2.1% 0.75% 5.3% 2.5% 10% 1.4% 0.52% 5.5%
Liver
Liver
8
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 CalciumCalcium +140%
Contains less SodiumSodium -77.6%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +600%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +525%
Contains more IronIron +89500%
Contains more CopperCopper +3862.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +7366.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +904.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +7400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +6650%

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.
Butter
Butter
2
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 0% 0% 228% 46% 1.3% 7.8% 0.79% 6.6% 0.69% 21% 18% 2.3%
Liver
Liver
9
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E 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 79% 0% 1802% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +690.2%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +5060%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +6358.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +19983.3%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +4240%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +18900%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +10882.4%
Contains more FolateFolate +5333.3%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Butter Liver DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.17µg 18.67µg 771%
Vitamin A 684µg 5405µg 525%
Iron 0.02mg 17.92mg 224%
Saturated fat 50.489g 1.41g 223%
Vitamin B2 0.034mg 2.196mg 166%
Selenium 1µg 67.5µg 121%
Fats 81.11g 4.4g 118%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 4.774mg 93%
Copper 0.016mg 0.634mg 69%
Zinc 0.09mg 6.72mg 60%
Monounsaturated fat 23.43g 0.63g 57%
Vitamin B3 0.042mg 8.435mg 52%
Protein 0.85g 26.02g 50%
Cholesterol 215mg 355mg 47%
Vitamin B6 0.003mg 0.57mg 44%
Folate 3µg 163µg 40%
Phosphorus 24mg 241mg 31%
Calories 717kcal 165kcal 28%
Vitamin C 0mg 23.6mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.005mg 0.258mg 21%
Vitamin E 2.32mg 15%
Manganese 0.004mg 0.3mg 13%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.01g 1.05g 13%
Vitamin K 7µg 6%
Potassium 24mg 150mg 4%
Magnesium 2mg 14mg 3%
Choline 18.8mg 3%
Sodium 11mg 49mg 2%
Carbs 0.06g 3.76g 1%
Calcium 24mg 10mg 1%
Protein per 100 calories 0.12g 16g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 8435kcal 63kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 14g 61g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 0.52 1.2 N/A
Net carbs 0.06g 3.76g N/A
Sugar 0.06g N/A
Tryptophan 0.012mg 0.366mg 0%
Threonine 0.038mg 1.107mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.051mg 1.32mg 0%
Leucine 0.083mg 2.319mg 0%
Lysine 0.067mg 2.007mg 0%
Methionine 0.021mg 0.645mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 1.274mg 0%
Valine 0.057mg 1.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.023mg 0.708mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0g 0.03g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.315g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.04g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.166g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
1
81% 18%
Protein: 0.85 g
Fats: 81.11 g
Carbs: 0.06 g
Water: 17.94 g
Other: 0.04 g
Liver
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
Contains more FatsFats +1743.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +2961.2%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +6166.7%
Contains more WaterWater +258.5%
Contains more OtherOther +3650%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Butter
Butter
2
66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 50.489 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 23.43 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.01 g
Liver
Liver
1
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 +3619%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +186.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.2%

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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. Butter - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173430/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.