Pan-fried beef liver calories, iron and vitamin A

Sauteed Beef Liver

50 g

Calculation basis: USDA SR28 NDB13327 beef liver cooked pan-fried175kcal100g as explicit generic reference. Not DK191kcal braised profile, raw liver, calf liver or a flour/onion recipe. Retinol7744mcgRAE distinguished from26088IU; added accompaniments separately counted.

Calculated from the 100 g values. — means unknown, not zero. ~ indicates an estimated serving weight.

88kcal

Carbohydrate2.6 g 12%

Protein13.3 g 61%

Fat2.3 g 24%

Sauteed Beef Liver Nutrition Values

Nutrients	100 g	1 50 g weighed amount
Calories(kcal)	175	88
Carbohydrate (g)	5.16	2.58
Protein (g)	26.52	13.26
Fat (g)	4.68	2.34
Fiber (g)	0	0
Cholesterol (mg)	381	190.5
Sodium (mg)	77	38.5
Potassium (mg)	351	175.5
Calcium (mg)	6	3
Iron (mg)	6.17	3.09
Vitamin A (µg RAE)	7744	3872
Vitamin C (mg)	0.7	0.35

Values are calculated from a 100 g basis. The product, recipe and serving amount can change the result. See the food-specific notes below for the reference used.

Calories in pan-fried beef liver

The pan-fried beef-liver reference provides 175 kcal and 26.52 g protein per 100 g. A weighed 75 g amount provides 131 kcal, and 50 g provides 88 kcal. Onions, bread, rice or potatoes served alongside are separate from that weight of liver.

Flour-coated fried liver, a rich onion sauté and braised liver are different preparations. The pan-fried reference should not be applied unchanged to every recipe. Count the additions actually used and their share in the portion eaten; do not assume all oil poured into a pan is necessarily absorbed.

Use the raw beef-liver entry when weighing liver as an uncooked recipe ingredient. Cooked 75 g and raw 75 g do not represent the same starting piece. The finished liver sauté with onion, pepper, butter and olive oil also includes more than liver alone.

More than a protein and iron source

A 100 g amount contains 6.17 mg iron, 7744 µg RAE vitamin A and 381 mg cholesterol. The vitamin A concentration is a reason to look beyond protein alone. Even a 50 g amount contains 3872 µg RAE.

NHS advice is to avoid liver and liver products more than once a week, and to avoid them during pregnancy. The 50 g and 75 g calculations are examples, not personal serving prescriptions. Vitamin A supplements also matter when considering total intake alongside regular liver consumption.

Lung is a separate organ, even where local names for offal are similar. The cooked beef-lung reference gives 12 µg RAE of vitamin A per 100 g; liver’s much higher concentration cannot be assigned to it.

Count the rest of the plate separately

Bread or rice still contributes to the meal when served beside the liver. The weighed liver amount determines its protein contribution, while the accompaniments change the meal total. Preparation matters for vegetables too: plain sliced onion and onion cooked in added fat make different contributions.

Reference used

Values follow USDA SR28 food 13327, beef liver, cooked, pan-fried. Raw, calf and braised-liver records were kept separate. The source’s 81 g slice is an example, not a universal slice weight. Vitamin A uses the record’s 7,744 µg RAE value, not its 26,088 IU figure. Frequency and pregnancy advice follows the NHS vitamin A guide.