Desiccated Beef Liver and Beef Organ Supplements: Nutrition & Safety

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Desiccated beef liver supplements contain beef liver that has been dried and ground into powder. The supplements provide the micronutrients found in fresh liver in a more concentrated form that, for some people, may be more palatable (Duizer, J Food Sci 2017). However, the nutrient content of desiccated beef liver supplements varies from product to product.

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Note that desiccated beef liver is not the same as beef liver extract, which had been used prior to the discovery of vitamin B-12 to treat a type of anemia caused by a lack of that vitamin (Girdwood, Edinb Med J 1950; Blackburn, Br Med J 1952).