Everything you need to know about desiccated beef liver supplements
Beef liver is among the most nutritionally dense foods in existence. Beef liver is loaded with vitamins, minerals, proteins, and healthy fats that support collagen synthesis, immune health, heart health, brain health, and liver health. If you can’t stomach the taste of liver, we have the solution for you. Beef liver capsules are virtually tasteless. If you’re looking for a high-quality desiccated beef liver supplement, this is the product for you.
Beef liver supplements may not be popular among many groups of people, but are still relatively popular among bodybuilders for their high protein count, which is believed to help build and repair muscles. Let’s see what desiccated beef liver supplements are and what they can do for us.
What is desiccated Beef Liver:
They make the beef liver supplement from the liver of a cow, which contains a wide variety of essential vitamins and minerals that the body needs to function at its best. It makes sense, considering the liver’s job is to filter out toxins and to store the nutrients ingested from the food that is eaten. The vitamins and nutrients in the beef liver include a decent amount of Vitamin B, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and Iron all of which are incredibly important. The animal liver often has one of the highest protein counts there are. Grass-fed cow liver may also have a slightly higher nutrient count than commercialized, antibiotics, and growth hormone-fed cows. The antibiotics and a low nutrient dense feed may reduce the quality and amount of nutrients found in beef liver.
How Beef Liver is made:
When we talk about beef liver supplements, we usually talk about desiccated beef liver. It is just a fancy way of saying that the liver is dried. The best way to dry the liver involves slowly freeze drying it. Freeze drying keeps most of the nutrients and minerals found in the liver as opposed to using a high-temperature method that destroys most of the nutrients that are so highly sought after.
Freeze drying removes the product’s water content without letting the water turn into a liquid state. Here, the beef is frozen under different atmospheric pressure. When the pressure changes, the ice turns directly into a vapor. After the initial drying, the beef can sometimes be dried a little more to make sure that the last bit of liquid is removed. Then the product is simply powdered and then placed into capsules.
Our Beef Liver supplements are dehydrated slowly at low temperatures to ensure that the vital nutrients and minerals that make beef liver such a big deal aren’t lost during the drying process.
The nutritional profile of Beef Liver:
According to DoctorKilz.com, every 100 grams of desiccated beef liver contains:
- Calories 135 calories
- Total fat 3.6g
- Saturated fat 2g
- Total Carbs 3.9g
- Protein 20.4g
- vitamin A 50, 000 IU
- Vitamin B2 2.8 mg
- Vitamin B3 13.2 mg
- Vitamin B5 7.2 mg
- Vitamin B6 1.1 mg
- Folate (B6) 140 mcg
- Vitamin B12 110 mcg
- Calcium 11 mg
- Copper 10 mg
- Vitamin C 25 mg
- Vitamin D 20 IU
- Vitamin E 1 mg
- Iron 4.9 mg
- Magnesium 18 mg
- Phosphorous 470 mg
- Potassium 380 mg
- Selenium 39.7 mcg
- Zinc 4mg
- Vitamin K 3.1 mg
- Vitamin K2 90 mcg
- Niacin 16 mg
Benefits associated with Beef Liver include:
- Beef liver contains an abundant amount of vitamins and nutrients:
Beef liver has been one of the best sources of nutrients and vitamins there are, especially if the cow is fed an organic grass diet with no antibiotics or growth hormones. It contains plenty of Vitamin B, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, and Vitamin C. Beef liver supplements contain all the daily nutrients to lower the risk of vitamin deficiency.
- Beef Liver is an amazing source of Vitamin A:
We know that beef liver is an incredible source of important nutrients. One such Vitamin is Vitamin A. Vitamin A is an antioxidant and helps to maintain several functions in the body, such as boosting immune and skin health. Vitamin A also helps to keep your eyes healthy, even as you age. As for skin health, Vitamin A reduces the risk of acne.
- Beef liver contains Vitamin C:
Vitamin C has many benefits on its own that can help the body heal and recover from stress. It is a great antioxidant that can help to lower inflammation in the body, boost your immune system, and help to stave off many conditions that are caused by oxidative stress. Vitamin C also helps your body to absorb the high amounts of iron found in beef liver. These two nutrients work together with the Vitamin B12 that I mention in the next paragraph to help reduce the risk of developing Anemia. Vitamin C may not cure a common cold, but it can help to reduce the time to get over the illness. It may also help to reduce the chances of contracting the common cold or the flu. For more information about the magic that is Vitamin C, read my blog all about it.
- Beef liver may lower the risk of Anemia:
Iron Deficiency Anemia is a more common form of anemia caused when you don’t have enough iron in your blood. Typical symptoms of Anemia include feeling fatigued and muscle weakness. You may also notice that you have a hard time focusing. Beef liver is a substantial source of Iron and Vitamin B12, both helping to lower the risk of Anemia. As mentioned in the paragraph below, vitamin C also helps the body to absorb the iron found in beef liver, further helping the body to improve symptoms of Anemia and to reduce the risk of developing Anemia in the future.
- Beef liver may help to improve your energy:
Desiccated beef liver supplements can contain one of the highest amounts of Vitamin B12 than any other type of food. Vitamin B12 helps with the generation of ATP (or Adonisine triphosphate) which is stored at the cellular level. Vitamin B helps the body to use and move energy around your body. Whatever isn’t used is removed from the body via urination. Your urine may turn bright yellow after enjoying a meal with liver. Beef liver also contains Biotin, which helps to keep inflammation at bay, helps to improve your immunity, and also helps your body to convert consumed calories into energy for your body to use.
- Beef liver may help to improve your athletic performance:
Athletes and bodybuilders have used beef liver throughout history. Some of these bodybuilders have apparently performed impressive feats. The same vitamins and nutrients that aid in producing energy and collagen can also help to keep athletes in tip-top shape during their workouts. A decent amount of protein also helps to rebuild and maintain athletes’ muscles during and after training. Research shows that beef liver supplements can also ease post-exercise fatigue, which makes it possible to get back to training faster. Beef liver supplements can also help to improve your endurance. This means that you can train longer, harder, and more often.
- Beef liver may help to maintain your cognitive health:
Choline is a vital nutrient found in beef liver. Our cells use this nutrient to remain intact and to produce Acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter that is needed for healthy mental functions such as memory and mood. Choline is also said to protect your brain from diseases such as Alzheimer’s. It does this by lowering homocysteine, which is a neurotoxin-like amino acid. Choline also reduces the amount of microglia, which are cells that clear away waste from your brain. Your brain also needs Copper, Selenium, and Iron to function optimally, minerals that are abundant in beef liver.
- Beef liver contains plenty of CoQ10:
CoQ10 is known as Coenzyme Q10. it is an enzyme that your body naturally produces, but it is also found abundantly in beef liver. It is a fat-soluble antioxidant found primarily in the mitochondria of cells. Mitochondria are the parts of the cells that produce most of the energy that your cells use. There are two types of Coenzyme Q10 in the body. They are Ubiquinone and Ubiquinol. Ubiquinone is the inactive form of Ubiquinol. Even though your body can produce CoQ10 on its own, some things can deplete the levels, such as aging, medications such as statins, and certain diseases, such as heart disease. Some nutrient deficiencies and genetic mutations. CoQ10 may help to improve the flow of blood to and from the heart, helping to lower the risk of developing heart conditions and benefiting those that already suffer from said heart conditions. Coenzyme also helps to reduce migraines by lowering inflammation.
- Beef liver may help to improve the condition of your bones:
We all know that calcium helps to build healthy bones, but did you know that Vitamin K helps your body process calcium? Beef liver contains plenty of Vitamin K, which helps to prevent bone deterioration conditions such as Osteoporosis. It does this by helping to produce Osteocalcin. A study found that vitamin K can help to reduce the risk of age-related hip fractures in women between the ages of 38 and 74. However, the benefit applies not only to women between these ages. Vitamin C also helps the body to produce collagen, which is found in the skin, bones, and muscles of your body. Improved collagen production can also help to protect your bones from Arthritis and other bone degrading conditions.
Beef liver supplements may have some risks:
- Beef liver has a lot of cholesterol. Although it won’t bother a healthy individual, those taking cholesterol-related medications should be weary of beef liver supplements. Increased cholesterol consumption may increase the risk of developing heart disease.
- Large amounts of beef liver may cause Vitamin A toxicity. Symptoms include headaches, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.
- Individuals suffering from autoimmune conditions may experience a reaction when consuming beef liver supplements, especially if you are sensitive to supplements, to begin with. Symptoms of a reaction include nausea, dizziness, and symptoms similar to the flu.
- Beef liver supplements may cause copper toxicity, which causes some pretty nasty conditions. Symptoms include headaches, fever, vomiting, and diarrhea.
- Make sure that the beef liver supplements you use did not come from an animal that was given antibiotics. These antibiotics can damage human health and could lead to allergic reactions and anaphylactic shock.
- Pregnant individuals should avoid beef liver supplements, too much Vitamin A may have an adverse reaction to the developing child, such as an underdeveloped nervous system. It may also cause miscarriages.
- Individuals who suffer from gout should be weary and perhaps even avoid beef liver supplements. Beef liver contains purines which the body turns into uric acid. Too much uric acid can lead to gout in the joints.
Beef liver may interact with:
Possible interactions include medications that interact with Vitamin A, such as Orlistat and some Psoriasis medications.
My last thoughts about beef liver:
We read in the blog about how important it is to make sure that the cow from which the beef liver originated has not been fed antibiotics, growth hormones, or other chemicals. These chemicals can negatively affect the quality of the beef liver. It may also cause negative reactions if ingested. Good quality Desiccated beef liver is said to contain one of the highest quantities of vital nutrients and minerals that the body needs to function at its best. Some of these include Iron, which can help to keep Anemia at bay, and Vitamin C, which from my previous blog we learned has many benefits. Our Desiccated Beef liver capsules provide an excellent source of all the nutrients and vitamins you need to help you live your best life. Boost your energy levels and your athletic performance to help you reach your fitness goals.
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