Meat
Kidney
Kidney of Venison needs core cleaned of suet and membrane. Soak, then sauté or pie. Buy fresh. Cook venison kidney to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Roasting, grilling, stewing, 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 6.56 g
- Saturated Fat 2.63 g
- Trans Fat 0.13 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.3 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.63 g
- Cholesterol 247 mg
- Sodium 58 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Total Carbohydrate 1 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 18 g
- Water 72.2 g
- Energy 135 kcal
- Water 72.2 g
- Carbohydrates 1 g
- Protein 18 g
- Fat 6.56 g
- Saturated Fat 2.63 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 2.3 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 1.63 g
- Omega-3 0.24 g
- Trans Fat 0.13 g
- Vitamins 226 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 1.31 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 10.4 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 3.42 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.34 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 25.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 165 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.35 mg
- Vitamin K 1.7 µg
- Minerals 286 mg
- Major Minerals 284 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.15 g
- Cholesterol 247 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 1.31 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 10.38 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 3.42 · vitamin-b6: 0.34 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 25.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 165.2 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.35 · vitamin-k: 1.7 ·
Minerals
Kidney is leaner than many muscle cuts but still an organ meat with elevated cholesterol.
History
Butchers charted kidney of venison as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised kidney portions of venison for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook kidney packs of venison expanded for convenience cooking.