Ground turkey vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between ground turkey and liver?

Liver is richer than ground turkey in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, folate, and zinc.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 722% more.
The amount of cholesterol in ground turkey is lower.

We used Ground turkey, cooked and Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised types 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.

Ground turkey

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+180%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+96%

Contains more IronIron	+1078.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+319.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+116.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-37.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2627.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+117%

~equal in Phosphorus ~241mg

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.

Ground turkey

Liver

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+22420.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+235.1%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+940.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+300.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1293.3%
Contains more FolateFolate	+2228.6%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~8.435mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.57mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.34µg	18.67µg	722%
Vitamin A	24µg	5405µg	598%
Iron	1.52mg	17.92mg	205%
Vitamin B2	0.211mg	2.196mg	153%
Cholesterol	93mg	355mg	87%
Vitamin B5	1.193mg	4.774mg	72%
Selenium	31.1µg	67.5µg	66%
Copper	0.151mg	0.634mg	54%
Folate	7µg	163µg	39%
Zinc	3.11mg	6.72mg	33%
Vitamin C	0mg	23.6mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.077mg	0.258mg	15%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	2.508g		15%
Choline	78.2mg		14%
Manganese	0.011mg	0.3mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.917g	1.05g	12%
Fats	10.4g	4.4g	9%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.136g		9%
Monounsaturated fat	3.458g	0.63g	7%
Saturated fat	2.669g	1.41g	6%
Vitamin B6	0.633mg	0.57mg	5%
Magnesium	30mg	14mg	4%
Potassium	294mg	150mg	4%
Protein	27.37g	26.02g	3%
Calories	203kcal	165kcal	2%
Calcium	28mg	10mg	2%
Phosphorus	254mg	241mg	2%
Vitamin B3	8.724mg	8.435mg	2%
Carbs	0g	3.76g	1%
Vitamin D*	8 IU		1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg		1%
Sodium	78mg	49mg	1%
Vitamin E	0.11mg		1%
Protein per 100 calories	13g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	74kcal	63kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	49g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.4	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0g	3.76g	N/A
Trans fat	0.134g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.312mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	1.258mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.227mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	2.262mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	2.452mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.806mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.068mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	1.27mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.811mg	0.708mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.01g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.009g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.012g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.008g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.011g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.019g		N/A