Liver vs. Biscuit — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between liver and biscuits?

Liver is richer than biscuits in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, zinc, and vitamin B6.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 775% more.
Liver has 219 times more vitamin A than biscuits. While liver has 17997 IU of vitamin A, biscuits have only 82 IU.
The amount of cholesterol in biscuits is lower.
The glycemic index of liver is lower.

We used Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe types in this article.

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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.

Liver

Biscuit

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+24%
Contains more IronIron	+517.9%
Contains more CopperCopper	+673.2%
Contains more ZincZinc	+1144.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-91.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+246.2%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+28.6%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+2250%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+26%

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.

Liver

Biscuit

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+11700%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+608.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+186%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+1575.1%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1528.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+23237.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+167.2%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1

+38%

~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

~equal in Vitamin E ~mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	18.67µg	0.08µg	775%
Vitamin A	5405µg		601%
Iron	17.92mg	2.9mg	188%
Vitamin B2	2.196mg	0.31mg	145%
Cholesterol	355mg	3mg	117%
Vitamin B5	4.774mg	0.285mg	90%
Selenium	67.5µg	19.5µg	87%
Copper	0.634mg	0.082mg	61%
Zinc	6.72mg	0.54mg	56%
Vitamin B6	0.57mg	0.035mg	41%
Protein	26.02g	7g	38%
Vitamin B3	8.435mg	2.949mg	34%
Vitamin C	23.6mg	0.2mg	26%
Folate	163µg	61µg	26%
Calcium	10mg	235mg	23%
Sodium	49mg	580mg	23%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.05g	4.163g	21%
Fats	4.4g	16.3g	18%
Monounsaturated fat	0.63g	6.93g	16%
Carbs	3.76g	44.6g	14%
Saturated fat	1.41g	4.324g	13%
Phosphorus	241mg	164mg	11%
Calories	165kcal	353kcal	9%
Vitamin B1	0.258mg	0.356mg	8%
Fiber	0g	1.5g	6%
Manganese	0.3mg	0.378mg	3%
Magnesium	14mg	18mg	1%
Potassium	150mg	121mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	16g	2g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	63kcal	504kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	61g	28g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	1.2	2.6	N/A
Net carbs	3.76g	43.1g	N/A
Sugar		2.18g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.366mg	0.087mg	0%
Threonine	1.107mg	0.211mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.32mg	0.273mg	0%
Leucine	2.319mg	0.514mg	0%
Lysine	2.007mg	0.226mg	0%
Methionine	0.645mg	0.132mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.274mg	0.347mg	0%
Valine	1.607mg	0.313mg	0%
Histidine	0.708mg	0.161mg	0%
Omega-3 - DHA	0.03g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.04g	0g	N/A