NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF RAW BEEF LIVER,

VARIETY MEATS AND BY-PRODUCTS

 

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Nutrient Units Value per
100 grams of
edible portion
Sample
Count
Std
Error
1 oz
-------
28.350 g
4 oz
-------
113.0 g
 
Proximates
Water
g
68.99
50
0.390
19.559
77.959
Energy
kcal
143
0
 
40.541
161.590
Energy
kj
598
0
 
169.533
675.740
Protein
g
20.00
6
0.295
5.670
22.600
Total lipid (fat)
g
3.85
15
0.479
1.091
4.351
Carbohydrate, by difference
g
5.82
0
 
1.650
6.577
Fiber, total dietary
g
0.0
0
 
0.000
0.000
Ash
g
1.34
11
0.035
0.380
1.514
Minerals
Calcium, Ca
mg
6
1
 
1.701
6.780
Iron, Fe
mg
6.82
33
0.425
1.933
7.707
Magnesium, Mg
mg
19
13
2.507
5.386
21.470
Phosphorus, P
mg
318
10
20.629
90.153
359.340
Potassium, K
mg
323
10
7.953
91.571
364.990
Sodium, Na
mg
73
9
1.934
20.696
82.490
Zinc, Zn
mg
3.92
293
0.108
1.111
4.430
Copper, Cu
mg
3.339
311
0.166
0.947
3.773
Manganese, Mn
mg
0.264
232
0.005
0.075
0.298
Selenium, Se
mcg
41.3
6
2.058
11.709
46.669
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid
mg
22.0
5
0.760
6.237
24.860
Thiamin
mg
0.260
2
 
0.074
0.294
Riboflavin
mg
2.780
3
0.085
0.788
3.141
Niacin
mg
12.780
3
0.268
3.623
14.441
Pantothenic acid
mg
7.620
2
 
2.160
8.611
Vitamin B-6
mg
0.940
4
0.141
0.266
1.062
Folate, total
mcg
248
9
61.359
70.308
280.240
Folic acid
mcg
0
0
 
0.000
0.000
Folate, food
mcg
248
9
61.359
70.308
280.240
Folate, DFE
mcg_DFE
248
0
 
70.308
280.240
Vitamin B-12
mcg
69.19
9
6.495
19.615
78.185
Vitamin A, IU
IU
35346
29
185.678
10020.591
39940.980
Vitamin A, RE
mcg_RE
10503
0
 
2977.601
11868.390
Vitamin D
IU
16.000
0
 
4.536
18.080
Vitamin E
mg_ATE
0.670
0
 
0.190
0.757
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated
g
1.500
0
 
0.425
1.695
4:0
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
6:0
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
8:0
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
10:0
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
12:0
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
14:0
g
0.040
1
 
0.011
0.045
16:0
g
0.470
1
 
0.133
0.531
18:0
g
0.960
1
 
0.272
1.085
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated
g
0.510
0
 
0.145
0.576
16:1 undifferentiated
g
0.040
1
 
0.011
0.045
18:1 undifferentiated
g
0.470
1
 
0.133
0.531
20:1
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
22:1 undifferentiated
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated
g
0.840
0
 
0.238
0.949
18:2 undifferentiated
g
0.350
1
 
0.099
0.395
18:3 undifferentiated
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
18:4
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
20:4 undifferentiated
g
0.230
1
 
0.065
0.260
20:5 n-3
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
22:5 n-3
g
0.000
1
 
0.000
0.000
22:6 n-3
g
0.200
1
 
0.057
0.226
Cholesterol
mg
354
22
13.073
100.359
400.020
Amino acids
Tryptophan
g
0.288
0
 
0.082
0.325
Threonine
g
0.915
0
 
0.259
1.034
Isoleucine
g
0.915
0
 
0.259
1.034
Leucine
g
1.882
0
 
0.534
2.127
Lysine
g
1.389
0
 
0.394
1.570
Methionine
g
0.506
0
 
0.143
0.572
Cystine
g
0.307
0
 
0.087
0.347
Phenylalanine
g
1.066
0
 
0.302
1.205
Tyrosine
g
0.794
0
 
0.225
0.897
Valine
g
1.235
0
 
0.350
1.396
Arginine
g
1.258
0
 
0.357
1.422
Histidine
g
0.547
0
 
0.155
0.618
Alanine
g
1.194
0
 
0.338
1.349
Aspartic acid
g
1.923
0
 
0.545
2.173
Glutamic acid
g
2.710
0
 
0.768
3.062
Glycine
g
1.146
0
 
0.325
1.295
Proline
g
1.056
0
 
0.299
1.193
Serine
g
0.960
0
 
0.272
1.085
Other
Caffeine
mg
0
0
 
0.000
0.000
Theobromine
mg
0
0
 
0.000
 
 

Nutritional Highlights

Heart, chicken, 1 heart (raw)
Calories: 9.3
Protein: 0.95g
Carbohydrate: 0.04g
Total Fat: 0.57g
Fiber: 0.0g
Liver, chicken, 1 liver (raw)
Calories: 40
Protein: 5.7g
Carbohydrate: 1.09g
Total Fat: 1.23g
Fiber: 0.0g
*Excellent source of: Selenium (20.5mcg), Folate (236mcg), and Vitamin A (6,575 IU)
*Good source of: Iron (2.74mg)
Brains, beef, 4 oz. (113g) (raw)
Calories: 142
Protein: 11g
Carbohydrate: 0.0g
Total Fat: 10.5g
Fiber: 0.0g
*Excellent source of: Niacin (5.2mg), Vitamin B12 (12.3mcg), and Vitamin C (18.7mg)
*Good source of: Iron (2.4mg)
Kidneys, beef, 4 oz. (113g) (raw)
Calories: 121
Protein: 18.7g
Carbohydrate: 2.45g
Total Fat: 3.5g
Fiber: 0.0g
*Excellent source of: Iron (8.3mg), Vitamin B12 (30.5mcg), Vitamin A (994 IU),
and Folate (90.4mcg)
Tongue, beef, 4 oz. (113g) (raw)
Calories: 253
Protein: 16.8g
Carbohydrate: 4.2g
Total Fat: 18.2g
Fiber: 0.0g
*Excellent source of: Zinc (3.2mg), Niacin (4.8mg), and Vitamin B12 (4.3 mcg)
Feet, pork, 1/2 foot (95g) (raw)
Calories: 251
Protein: 21g
Carbohydrate: 0.0g
Total Fat: 17.8g
Fiber: 0.0g

Liver: Newborn puppies, dying from the "failing puppy syndrome", have a tablespoonful of chopped liver added to their mother's diet. Overnight, the pups snap out of it and start gaining again. Orphan puppies, stunted because their formula is inadequate lacking from the right dog nutrition, have a little liver puree added to that formula and those same puppies suddenly begin to grow and gain weight. Liver is one of natures pick me ups. 

A young adult male, starting his second year at stud is listless, uninterested, and underweight. A daily teaspoon of raw liver returns the stud to his original lustre and aggressiveness. A dog struck by an automobile fails to respond even though surgery has successfully corrected its injuries. About a week after the operation a tablespoonful of liver is prescribed three times weekly. By the end of the third week all of the dog's lost weight has been regained and healing of the external wounds appears complete, again natures way of supplying dog nutrition. 

All of the dogs described above had one thing in common; liver was added to their diet. Perhaps liver should be called a "miracle" food rattler than a mystery food. But whatever you call it, the recoveries described were the results of liver, and whatever it is that enables liver to produce such 'miracles' remains a mystery. 

For years veterinary nutritionists have referred to the 'unidentified liver fractions' and their seemingly miraculous effects. Whatever it is in liver, known or unknown, few canine nutritionists deny that liver does something special when it comes to dog food. If there is one single food that every dog should have in its diet, that food would have to be liver.

 

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