OMG!! Liver and onions

[DiamondDeb]

Originally Posted by Janknitz

Im surprised to hear that beef liver is high in carbs. Are the carbs from stored glycogen in the grain eating cow's liver? Would the count be the same in liver from a grass fed animal?

Even if there is one gram of carb per ounce in beef liver, I can't imagine it having much blood glucose/ insulin impact compared to an equivalent carb count in a piece of fruit, because of the nutrient density and especially if cooked with plenty of fat.

I'm curious about liver from grassfed animals, too.

[leeloo]

Mmmmm. I love liver once in awhile. All this talk has me craving some. I think I'll make chopped liver this week.......

[clackley]

Originally Posted by DiamondDeb

I'm curious about liver from grassfed animals, too.

My grassfed label says 1g per 100g serving.

[taokeema]

Originally Posted by DiamondDeb

I'm curious about liver from grassfed animals, too.

i did a search on nutrition facts for grass fed beef liver. the numbers varied, but didn't look much different than that reported for conventionally raised beef liver. grass fed liver is significantly lower in fat, however.

and reportedly, grass fed beef liver tastes even better than regular.

man, this is SO making me crave liver. i'm gonna go for a walk!

[leeloo]

Originally Posted by DiamondDeb

I'm curious about liver from grassfed animals, too.

Originally Posted by Janknitz

Im surprised to hear that beef liver is high in carbs. Are the carbs from stored glycogen in the grain eating cow's liver? Would the count be the same in liver from a grass fed animal?

Yes, the carbs are from glycogen stored in the liver; making and storing glycogen is one of the liver's functions. Glycogen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think that the amount of glycogen might be different depending on what the animal eats, and, more importantly, when the animal last ate before slaughter, but at 1 gram of carb (glycogen) per ounce of meat, I can't imagine the difference is large.

[Janknitz]

My grassfed label says 1g per 100g serving.

100 g is 3 1/2 oz, so that means (assuming the label is accurate) that grass fed liver has 1/3 the carbs of grain fed. And 3 1/2 oz is a respectable serving even if eating conventional liver. 7 oz (2 g carb grass fed, 7 g conventional) would be way too much for me.

Shows a few things:
Liver from grass-fed beef is preferable for the carb count, not to mention other things.
Just as the cattle's liver is full of glycogen from grain, so would be our own if we ate the grain OR The grain fed beef.

So it seems like we should continue to enjoy liver but try to get grass-fed as much as possible.

[Mobear]

Originally Posted by clackley

My grassfed label says 1g per 100g serving.

Cathy is your label from chicken livers? It seems some posters are talking beef or calf or chicken so I'm wondering which label your carb count is from.

I've noticed that you make pate from chicken livers and wonder if you could post a recipe? Also, is it possible to make this without a food processor?

TIA