Chicken liver vs. Meatball — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken liver and meatball different?

Chicken liver has more vitamin B12, vitamin A, folate, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, iron, selenium, vitamin B6, and vitamin B3 than meatball.
Daily need coverage for vitamin B12 for chicken liver is 649% higher.
Chicken liver contains 150 times more vitamin A than meatball. While chicken liver contains 3296µg of vitamin A, meatball contains only 22µg.
Meatball has less cholesterol.

Chicken, liver, all classes, raw and Meatballs, frozen, Italian style are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken liver

Meatball

Contains more IronIron	+407.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+300%
Contains more ZincZinc	+60.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+24.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-89.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+256.9%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+63.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+900%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+28.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+10.6%

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Chicken liver

Meatball

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+14881.8%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+66.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+124.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+673%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+213%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+574.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+322.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1558%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1533.3%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	16.58µg	1µg	649%
Vitamin A	3296µg	22µg	364%
Folate	588µg	36µg	138%
Vitamin B2	1.778mg	0.23mg	119%
Vitamin B5	6.233mg	0.924mg	106%
Cholesterol	345mg	66mg	93%
Iron	8.99mg	1.77mg	90%
Selenium	54.6µg	15.3µg	71%
Vitamin B6	0.853mg	0.202mg	50%
Copper	0.492mg	0.123mg	41%
Vitamin B3	9.728mg	3.108mg	41%
Saturated fat	1.563g	7.627g	28%
Fats	4.83g	22.21g	27%
Choline	194.4mg	45.2mg	27%
Sodium	71mg	666mg	26%
Vitamin C	17.9mg	0mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	1.249g	9.188g	20%
Vitamin B1	0.305mg	0.136mg	14%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.306g	3.346g	14%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	0.475g	2.815g	14%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.006g	0.163g	10%
Fiber	0g	2.3g	9%
Zinc	2.67mg	1.66mg	9%
Calories	119kcal	286kcal	8%
Phosphorus	297mg	239mg	8%
Calcium	8mg	80mg	7%
Vitamin K	0µg	8.2µg	7%
Protein	16.92g	14.4g	5%
Magnesium	19mg	31mg	3%
Carbs	0.73g	8.06g	2%
Potassium	230mg	296mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.7mg	0.42mg	2%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Starch		2.25g	1%
Manganese	0.255mg	0.282mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	14g	5g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	70kcal	199kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	84g	35g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.6	1.6	N/A
Net carbs	0.73g	5.76g	N/A
Vitamin D*	0 IU	2 IU	0%
Sugar	0g	3.47g	N/A
Trans fat	0.065g	0.577g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.176mg		0%
Threonine	0.725mg		0%
Isoleucine	0.813mg		0%
Leucine	1.512mg		0%
Lysine	1.332mg		0%
Methionine	0.432mg		0%
Phenylalanine	0.824mg		0%
Valine	0.998mg		0%
Histidine	0.507mg		0%
Fructose		0.21g	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.004g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.013g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.012g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.006g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.022g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.005g	0.07g	N/A