Meat
Liver
Liver of Wild Boar is soft and iron-rich—flash-sear or pâté. Never overcook to chalk. Use same day. Cook wild boar liver to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Stews, roasts, sausage, and ragù 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 7.94 g
- Saturated Fat 3.55 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.7 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.69 g
- Cholesterol 273 mg
- Sodium 61.7 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 23.5 g
- Water 60.1 g
- Energy 165 kcal
- Water 60.1 g
- Protein 23.5 g
- Fat 7.94 g
- Saturated Fat 3.55 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 3.7 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.69 g
- Omega-3 0.07 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 5359 mg
- Vitamin A 5000 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 2.52 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 9.98 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 5.76 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.47 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 46.5 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 288 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.34 mg
- Vitamin K 1.7 µg
- Minerals 368 mg
- Major Minerals 360 mg
- Trace Minerals 8 mg
- Iron 8 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 273 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 5000 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 2.52 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 9.98 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 5.76 · vitamin-b6: 0.47 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 46.5 · vitamin-b9-folate: 288.3 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.34 · vitamin-k: 1.7 ·
Minerals
Liver concentrates vitamins A and B12 and holds more cholesterol than skeletal muscle.
History
Butchers charted liver of wild boar as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised liver portions of wild boar for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook liver packs of wild boar expanded for convenience cooking.