Poultry
Liver
Ostrich liver is soft, iron-rich offal—quick pan work, pâté or traditional fries. Stronger in older wild animals. Soak briefly if you want milder taste, sear pink to medium, avoid chalky well-done. Onions, acid and herbs balance richness.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 6.72 g
- Saturated Fat 2.28 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.92 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.52 g
- Cholesterol 371 mg
- Sodium 66 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0.95 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0.49 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 24.2 g
- Water 63.2 g
- Energy 161 kcal
- Water 63.2 g
- Carbohydrates 0.95 g
- Sugars 0.49 g
- Protein 24.2 g
- Fat 6.72 g
- Saturated Fat 2.28 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.92 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.52 g
- Omega-3 0.15 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 5308 mg
- Vitamin A 5000 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 3.09 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 8.16 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 7.07 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.5 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 39.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 245 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.29 mg
- Vitamin K 1 µg
- Minerals 456 mg
- Major Minerals 448 mg
- Trace Minerals 8 mg
- Iron 8 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 371 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 5000 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 3.09 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 8.16 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 7.07 · vitamin-b6: 0.5 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 39.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 245.3 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.29 · vitamin-k: 1 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 66 · Potassium: 331 · Calcium: 51 · Iron: 8 ·
Liver concentrates vitamins A and B12 and holds more cholesterol than skeletal muscle.
History
Cape farming dual-purposed ostrich for feathers and later meat; liver of ostrich took a named place in that kitchen trade.
Fan fillet and oyster cuts standardised retail ostrich butchery. Cooks treated liver of ostrich as a cut with its own timing and sides.
As ostrich cookery specialised, liver was portioned and sold ready for the pan. Southern African peoples hunted ostrich for meat, eggs and feathers.