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Liver vs. Parsley — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are liver and parsley different?

  • Liver is richer in vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B2, iron, selenium, vitamin B5, copper, and zinc, while parsley is higher in vitamin C.
  • Liver covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 778% more than parsley.
  • Parsley has a higher glycemic index (32) than liver (0).

Pork, fresh, variety meats, and by-products, liver, cooked, braised and Parsley, fresh types were used 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
Liver
7
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 10% 3% 13% 672% 211% 183% 103% 6.4% 39% 368%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 36% 41% 49% 233% 50% 29% 25% 7.3% 21% 0.55%
Contains more IronIron +189%
Contains more CopperCopper +325.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +528%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +315.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -12.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +87.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +67400%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +257.1%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1280%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +269.3%

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
Liver
7
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 79% 0% 1802% 0% 65% 507% 158% 286% 132% 2334% 0% 122%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate 443% 0% 140% 15% 22% 23% 25% 24% 21% 0% 4100% 114%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1183.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +200%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +2140.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +542.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1093.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +533.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +463.6%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Folate ~152µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Liver Parsley DV% diff.
Vitamin K 1640µg 1367%
Vitamin B12 18.67µg 0µg 778%
Vitamin A 5405µg 421µg 554%
Vitamin B2 2.196mg 0.098mg 161%
Iron 17.92mg 6.2mg 147%
Selenium 67.5µg 0.1µg 123%
Vitamin C 23.6mg 133mg 122%
Cholesterol 355mg 0mg 118%
Vitamin B5 4.774mg 0.4mg 87%
Copper 0.634mg 0.149mg 54%
Zinc 6.72mg 1.07mg 51%
Protein 26.02g 2.97g 46%
Vitamin B3 8.435mg 1.313mg 45%
Vitamin B6 0.57mg 0.09mg 37%
Phosphorus 241mg 58mg 26%
Vitamin B1 0.258mg 0.086mg 14%
Calcium 10mg 138mg 13%
Fiber 0g 3.3g 13%
Potassium 150mg 554mg 12%
Magnesium 14mg 50mg 9%
Calories 165kcal 36kcal 6%
Fats 4.4g 0.79g 6%
Manganese 0.3mg 0.16mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.41g 0.132g 6%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.05g 0.124g 6%
Vitamin E 0.75mg 5%
Folate 163µg 152µg 3%
Choline 12.8mg 2%
Carbs 3.76g 6.33g 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.63g 0.295g 1%
Protein per 100 calories 16g 8.3g N/A
Calories per 10 g protein 63kcal 121kcal N/A
Weight per 100 calories 61g 278g N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio 1.2 3.2 N/A
Net carbs 3.76g 3.03g N/A
Sugar 0.85g N/A
Sodium 49mg 56mg 0%
Tryptophan 0.366mg 0.045mg 0%
Threonine 1.107mg 0.122mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.32mg 0.118mg 0%
Leucine 2.319mg 0.204mg 0%
Lysine 2.007mg 0.181mg 0%
Methionine 0.645mg 0.042mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.274mg 0.145mg 0%
Valine 1.607mg 0.172mg 0%
Histidine 0.708mg 0.061mg 0%
Omega-3 - DHA 0.03g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.04g 0g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
Liver
2
26% 4% 4% 64%
Protein: 26.02 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 3.76 g
Water: 64.32 g
Other: 1.5 g
3% 6% 88% 2%
Protein: 2.97 g
Fats: 0.79 g
Carbs: 6.33 g
Water: 87.71 g
Other: 2.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +776.1%
Contains more FatsFats +457%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +68.4%
Contains more WaterWater +36.4%
Contains more OtherOther +46.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Liver
Liver
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46% 20% 34%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.41 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.63 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.05 g
24% 54% 23%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.132 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.295 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.124 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +113.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +746.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -90.6%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Liver - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167863/nutrients
  2. Parsley - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170416/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.