Meat
Liver
Liver of Veal is soft and iron-rich—flash-sear or pâté. Never overcook to chalk. Use same day. Cook veal liver to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Escalopes, osso buco, chops, and roasts show the cut’s strengths. Match heat to collagen—fast sear for tender muscle, long moist heat for hard-working joints.
Track this ingredient
Characteristics
Preparations
Traits
Nutrition and pairings
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 7.97 g
- Saturated Fat 3.73 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.73 g
- Cholesterol 280 mg
- Sodium 60.6 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 25.4 g
- Water 58.7 g
- Energy 173 kcal
- Water 58.7 g
- Protein 25.4 g
- Fat 7.97 g
- Saturated Fat 3.73 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.51 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.73 g
- Omega-3 0.07 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 5337 mg
- Vitamin A 5000 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 3.32 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 13.2 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 7.61 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.43 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 42.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 264 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.31 mg
- Vitamin K 1.5 µg
- Minerals 353 mg
- Major Minerals 345 mg
- Trace Minerals 8 mg
- Iron 8 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 280 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 5000 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 3.32 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 13.16 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 7.61 · vitamin-b6: 0.43 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 42.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 264.4 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.31 · vitamin-k: 1.5 ·
Minerals
Liver concentrates vitamins A and B12 and holds more cholesterol than skeletal muscle.
History
Butchers charted liver of veal as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised liver portions of veal for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook liver packs of veal expanded for convenience cooking.