The Nutritional Benefits of Pig Liver: A Powerful Source of Iron and Vitamins

February 18, 2024

The liver is an important organ in animals that stores nutrients and detoxifies toxins. It contains abundant nutrients and has nutritional and health benefits. It is one of the best foods for blood supplementation. Let's take a look at the nutritional analysis of pig liver!

1. Pig liver is rich in iron, which is the most commonly used food for blood supplementation. Consuming pig liver can regulate and improve the physiological function of the hematopoietic system in anemic patients;

2. Pig liver contains abundant vitamin A, which plays a role in maintaining normal growth and reproductive function; it can protect the eyes, maintain normal vision, prevent dryness and fatigue of the eyes, and maintain healthy skin color, which is of great significance for skin beauty;

3. Regular consumption of animal liver can also supplement vitamin B2, which is important for supplementing important coenzymes in the body and detoxifying certain toxic substances;

4. Pig liver also contains vitamin C and trace element selenium, which are not found in general meat products. They can enhance the body's immune response, antioxidation, anti-aging, inhibit the production of tumor cells, and also treat acute infectious hepatitis.
 


 

  【Nutritional Value of Pig Liver】

1. The liver is the largest detoxification organ in the body, so when you buy fresh liver, don't rush to cook it. Rinse the liver under tap water for 10 minutes, then soak it in water for 30 minutes;

2. The cooking time should not be too short, at least stir-fry it in high heat for more than 5 minutes, so that the liver turns completely gray-brown and there are no visible blood vessels;

3. It is best to pair spinach with the treatment of anemia;

4. Pig liver often has a special odor. Before cooking, first rinse the liver with water to remove the blood, then peel off the thin skin, put it in a plate, and add an appropriate amount of milk to soak. After a few minutes, the odor of the pig liver will be removed;

5. Pig liver should be sliced and cooked immediately. If the fresh pig liver is left for too long, bile will flow out, which not only loses nutrients, but also causes many particles to condense on the pig liver after cooking, affecting the appearance and quality. Therefore, after slicing the pig liver, it should be quickly mixed with seasonings and wet starch and cooked as soon as possible.
 


 

  【Suitable Crowd for Pig Liver】

1. Suitable for people with weak qi and blood, pale complexion, and iron-deficiency anemia; suitable for people with blurred vision, night blindness, dry eyes, corneal softening after measles, internal and external cataracts and other eye diseases due to insufficient liver blood; suitable for cancer patients and those who have undergone radiotherapy and chemotherapy; suitable for people with anemia, those who work in front of computers for a long time, and those who drink alcohol;

2. People with hypertension, coronary heart disease, obesity, and high blood lipid levels should avoid eating pig liver because it contains a high amount of cholesterol. Pig livers that change color or have nodules should also be avoided. The therapeutic effect of pig liver: pig liver has a sweet and bitter taste and a warm nature, belonging to the liver meridian; it has the effects of tonifying the liver, improving vision, and nourishing the blood; it is used for blood deficiency with jaundice, night blindness, red eyes, edema, and beriberi. Incompatible foods with pig liver: pig liver should not be eaten with fish, sparrow meat, buckwheat, cauliflower, soybeans, tofu, quail meat, and pheasant; it should not be eaten with sprouts, tomatoes, chili peppers, soybeans, hawthorn, and other foods rich in vitamin C; animal liver should not be eaten with vitamin C, anticoagulant drugs, levodopa, propranolol, and hydrazine drugs.

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