Poultry
Liver
Liver of Turkey is soft and iron-rich—flash-sear or pâté. Never overcook to chalk. Use same day. Cook turkey liver to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Roasting, smoking, deli slicing, and mince show the cut’s strengths. Match heat to collagen—fast sear for tender muscle, long moist heat for hard-working joints.
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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 6.93 g
- Saturated Fat 2.39 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.99 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.55 g
- Cholesterol 372 mg
- Sodium 66.6 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0.96 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0.49 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 25 g
- Water 63 g
- Energy 166 kcal
- Water 63 g
- Carbohydrates 0.96 g
- Sugars 0.49 g
- Protein 25 g
- Fat 6.93 g
- Saturated Fat 2.39 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.99 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.55 g
- Omega-3 0.16 g
- Trans Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 5297 mg
- Vitamin A 5000 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 2.97 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 7.85 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.48 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 38.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 236 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.28 mg
- Vitamin K 0.9 µg
- Minerals 403 mg
- Major Minerals 395 mg
- Trace Minerals 8 mg
- Iron 8 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 372 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 5000 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 2.97 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 7.85 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 6.8 · vitamin-b6: 0.48 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 38.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 235.7 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.28 · vitamin-k: 0.9 ·
Minerals
Liver concentrates vitamins A and B12 and holds more cholesterol than skeletal muscle.
History
Butchers charted liver of turkey as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised liver portions of turkey for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook liver packs of turkey expanded for convenience cooking.