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Can you give me the nutritional profile for 3oz of liver?
Liver is what advocates like Paul Saladino, Weston A. Price, and the ancestral health community call 'nature's multivitamin' — no processed supplement comes close to its micronutrient density per calorie. A single 3-oz serving delivers nutrients at multiples of daily requirements across nearly every essential vitamin and mineral category. Gary Taubes and Nina Teicholz both note that the demonization of organ meats in 20th-century dietary guidelines has no strong evidentiary basis.
Evidence
- Per USDA FoodData Central (sourced via Dr. Axe, Dec 2025), a 3-oz pan-fried beef liver serving breaks down as follows:
- Macros: 149 calories, 22.5g protein (45% DV), 3.98g fat (5% DV), 4.39g carbohydrates, 324mg cholesterol (108% DV).
- B-Vitamin complex — the standout category: Vitamin B12 at 70.7 mcg delivers 2,944% of daily value.
- Fat-soluble vitamins and minerals: Vitamin A (retinol, RAE) registers 6,582 mcg — 731% DV.
- Choline and phosphorus: Choline hits 355mg (65% DV) — a nutrient Weston A. Price Foundation researchers flag as critically underconsumed in modern diets.