Pistachio vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Important differences between pistachios and liver

Pistachios have more vitamin B6, copper, and fats; however, liver is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, selenium, and vitamin B5.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 778% more.
Pistachios contain 10 times more fats than liver. Pistachios contain 45.32g of fats, while liver contains 4.4g.
Pistachios have a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of pistachios is 28, while the glycemic index of liver is 0.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Nuts, pistachio nuts, raw 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.

Pistachio

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+764.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+950%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+583.3%
Contains more CopperCopper	+105%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+103.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+300%

Contains more IronIron	+357.1%
Contains more ZincZinc	+205.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+864.3%

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.

Pistachio

Liver

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+237.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+198.2%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+321.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+20688.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+1272.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+548.8%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+818.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more FolateFolate	+219.6%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0µg	18.67µg	778%
Vitamin A	26µg	5405µg	598%
Iron	3.92mg	17.92mg	175%
Vitamin B2	0.16mg	2.196mg	157%
Cholesterol	0mg	355mg	118%
Selenium	7µg	67.5µg	110%
Polyunsaturated fat	14.38g	1.05g	89%
Vitamin B6	1.7mg	0.57mg	87%
Vitamin B5	0.52mg	4.774mg	85%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	14.091g		83%
Copper	1.3mg	0.634mg	74%
Fats	45.32g	4.4g	63%
Monounsaturated fat	23.257g	0.63g	57%
Vitamin B1	0.87mg	0.258mg	51%
Vitamin B3	1.3mg	8.435mg	45%
Fiber	10.6g	0g	42%
Zinc	2.2mg	6.72mg	41%
Manganese	1.2mg	0.3mg	39%
Phosphorus	490mg	241mg	36%
Folate	51µg	163µg	28%
Potassium	1025mg	150mg	26%
Magnesium	121mg	14mg	25%
Calories	560kcal	165kcal	20%
Vitamin C	5.6mg	23.6mg	20%
Saturated fat	5.907g	1.41g	20%
Vitamin E	2.86mg		19%
Protein	20.16g	26.02g	12%
Calcium	105mg	10mg	10%
Carbs	27.17g	3.76g	8%
Sodium	1mg	49mg	2%
Starch	1.67g		1%
Protein per 100 calories	3.6g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	278kcal	63kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	18g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	6.4	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	16.57g	3.76g	N/A
Sugar	7.66g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.251mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	0.684mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.917mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	1.604mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	1.138mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.36mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.092mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	1.249mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.512mg	0.708mg	0%
Fructose	0.24g		0%
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.04g	N/A