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Beef liver: very cheap superfood

El beef liver It is the superfood that the influencers. Discover all the benefits it offers for health. What does the Vitamin B12? Solve your most relevant doubts by reading this article and get rid of the prejudices of yourself. It has nothing of macabre. Let's see it!


What's in beef liver?

Many are the people who, although they are not Vegetarian, they decide to minimize their meat consumption. They do it for environmental, ethical or health reasons. If you are one of those people you will be interested in the information in this article. I mean, do you know the world of offal? The culinary possibilities that organ meats offer us are numerous. As if that weren't enough, these are the most nutritious parts of an animal. This time we treat the beef liver, which stands out for its vitamins.

It stands out precisely for the one that bothers vegans and vegetarians the most: the B12. This is almost impossible to find outside of animal foods. As if that were not enough, in eggs and dairy products we only find it in ridiculous quantities. 100 grams of beef liver contain 46 micrograms of this vitamin. Quite a lot if we take into account the 0 micrograms that the chicken contributes or the 3 that the egg contributes!

Beef liver
Beef liver / Source: Pixabay

It is also rich in iron, of which we find 6,5 mg per 100 grams of liver. Minced meat contains only 2 per hundred. Nor should we forget that it contributes twice as much iodo than the rest of the cow. It also contains a greater amount of magnesium, selenium, sodium y match. El potassium it is another characteristic element of hers. As if that were not enough, it is very rich in protein and vitamins A and C. What it does not provide is fiber or carbohydrates.

Why choose it?

Just the vitamin B12 levels alone will have been enough to convince many people. What will make the rest opt ​​for this food is the price. It can cost half as much as a fillet of beef. This is because an important part of the population perceives the viscera as something macabre and unpleasant. Also due to scandals that occurred in the nineties about cows strained with clenbuterol.Thus, the liver (like most of the offal) is ignored by the public.

Butchers have no choice but to offer this organ at such a low price in the face of so little demand. Better to make a profit even if it is not large than to waste part of an animal that you have already bought. For example, two hundred grams of beef liver they can come out for approximately one euro in halal butcher shop! Don't wait for us to describe how it tastes. Support small businesses by acquiring this food and discover it on your own.

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