Chicken meat vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Significant differences between chicken meat and liver

The amount of vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, zinc, and folate in liver is higher than in chicken meat.
Liver covers your daily vitamin B12 needs 765% more than chicken meat.
Chicken meat contains less cholesterol.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised.

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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 meat

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+64.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+48.7%

Contains more IronIron	+1322.2%
Contains more CopperCopper	+860.6%
Contains more ZincZinc	+246.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+32.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+1400%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+182.4%

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 meat

Liver

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+11160.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+309.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1207.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+363.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+42.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+6123.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+3160%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.435mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.3µg	18.67µg	765%
Vitamin A	48µg	5405µg	595%
Iron	1.26mg	17.92mg	208%
Vitamin B2	0.168mg	2.196mg	156%
Cholesterol	88mg	355mg	89%
Selenium	23.9µg	67.5µg	79%
Vitamin B5	1.03mg	4.774mg	75%
Copper	0.066mg	0.634mg	63%
Zinc	1.94mg	6.72mg	43%
Folate	5µg	163µg	40%
Vitamin C	0mg	23.6mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.063mg	0.258mg	16%
Fats	13.6g	4.4g	14%
Vitamin B6	0.4mg	0.57mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.97g	1.05g	13%
Manganese	0.02mg	0.3mg	12%
Choline	65.9mg		12%
Monounsaturated fat	5.34g	0.63g	12%
Saturated fat	3.79g	1.41g	11%
Phosphorus	182mg	241mg	8%
Calories	239kcal	165kcal	4%
Protein	27.3g	26.02g	3%
Magnesium	23mg	14mg	2%
Potassium	223mg	150mg	2%
Vitamin E	0.27mg		2%
Vitamin K	2.4µg		2%
Carbs	0g	3.76g	1%
Calcium	15mg	10mg	1%
Sodium	82mg	49mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	11g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	88kcal	63kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	42g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	3.76g	N/A
Vitamin D*	2 IU		0%
Vitamin B3	8.487mg	8.435mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.305mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	1.128mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.362mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	1.986mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	2.223mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.726mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.061mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	1.325mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.802mg	0.708mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.04g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.02g	0.04g	N/A