Beef liver

These days, it seems, everything's a superfood.

But Beef liver actually is.

Long before vitamin pills and food supplements, there was just straightforward liver to keep you healthy.

Liver's always gone in and out of favour and now it's back in favour again. But not with everyone... it's got a strong flavour and unique texture. And that makes it a bit of a “Marmite” food. Some love it, while some, not so fond.

For those who are fans, Beef liver is by far the healthiest cut of meat you can get (and a lot more nutritious than Chicken liver). It's rich in protein, low in calories and full of essential vitamins and minerals, many of them difficult to get elsewhere. It's also low in saturated fat.

In fact, Beef liver's such a powerful mix of protein and nutrients that you shouldn't eat too much of it.

It's rich in Copper and vitamin A – a nutrient important to vision, growth, cell division, reproduction and immunity. So rich in fact, you're advised to eat no more than 100 – 250g of Beef liver a week (just in case you overdo the vitamins and minerals). 

And if you're pregnant or suffer from gout, you shouldn't eat it at all.