Turkey meat vs. Liver — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between turkey meat and liver?

Liver is richer than turkey meat in vitamin B12, vitamin A, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B5, selenium, copper, zinc, and folate.
Liver's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 735% more.
The amount of cholesterol in turkey meat is lower.

We used Turkey, whole, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted 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.

Turkey meat

Liver

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+114.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+40%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+59.3%

Contains more IronIron	+1544%
Contains more CopperCopper	+581.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+171%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-52.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2042.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+126.5%

~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.

Turkey meat

Liver

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+13.5%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+44941.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+473.3%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+681.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+403.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1730.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1711.1%

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.57mg

~equal in Vitamin K ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	1.02µg	18.67µg	735%
Vitamin A	12µg	5405µg	599%
Iron	1.09mg	17.92mg	210%
Vitamin B2	0.281mg	2.196mg	147%
Cholesterol	109mg	355mg	82%
Vitamin B5	0.948mg	4.774mg	77%
Selenium	29.8µg	67.5µg	69%
Copper	0.093mg	0.634mg	60%
Zinc	2.48mg	6.72mg	39%
Folate	9µg	163µg	39%
Vitamin C	0mg	23.6mg	26%
Vitamin B1	0.045mg	0.258mg	18%
Choline	87.4mg		16%
Manganese	0.014mg	0.3mg	12%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)	1.841g		11%
Vitamin B3	9.573mg	8.435mg	7%
Polyunsaturated fat	2.119g	1.05g	7%
Omega-3 (ALA)	0.105g		7%
Protein	28.55g	26.02g	5%
Fats	7.39g	4.4g	5%
Monounsaturated fat	2.647g	0.63g	5%
Magnesium	30mg	14mg	4%
Vitamin B6	0.616mg	0.57mg	4%
Potassium	239mg	150mg	3%
Phosphorus	223mg	241mg	3%
Saturated fat	2.155g	1.41g	3%
Vitamin D*	15 IU		2%
Vitamin D	0.4µg		2%
Sodium	103mg	49mg	2%
Calories	189kcal	165kcal	1%
Carbs	0.06g	3.76g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	15g	16g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	66kcal	63kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	53g	61g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.2	1.2	N/A
Net carbs	0.06g	3.76g	N/A
Calcium	14mg	10mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.07mg		0%
Trans fat	0.101g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.291mg	0.366mg	0%
Threonine	1.004mg	1.107mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.796mg	1.32mg	0%
Leucine	1.925mg	2.319mg	0%
Lysine	2.282mg	2.007mg	0%
Methionine	0.724mg	0.645mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.903mg	1.274mg	0%
Valine	0.902mg	1.607mg	0%
Histidine	0.749mg	0.708mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0.008g	0g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0.005g	0.03g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0.008g	0.04g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)	0.001g		N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)	0.003g		N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)	0.01g		N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)	0.014g		N/A