Capsule
Grass-Fed Beef Liver
Iron & Energy Support
$44.00
$1.47 a day · 30-day supply
Undefatted desiccated liver from grass-fed, pasture-raised Argentine cattle. Heme iron and vitamin B12 are both required for normal red blood cell formation.
In depth
About this supplement
What Is Beef Liver?
This is beef liver, freeze-dried and milled to a powder, with nothing added and nothing taken out. It is undefatted, so the natural fat stays in, which matters because liver's vitamin A travels in fat. The cattle are pasture-raised in Argentina, and the capsules hold 3,000 mg per serving.
How It Works in the Body
Liver is a food, not an isolated nutrient, and the body handles it that way. Its iron is heme iron, held inside a porphyrin ring, which the gut takes up by a dedicated route of its own.
Its vitamin A is preformed retinol, already in the shape the body uses, so nothing has to be converted from plant carotenes first. Around those sit vitamin B12, folate, riboflavin, copper and choline, the cofactors liver stocks on the body's behalf.
What It Supports
- Red blood cells: Heme iron and vitamin B12 are both required for normal red blood cell formation.
- Energy metabolism: Riboflavin and B12 play a role in turning food into usable energy.
- Vision and immunity: Preformed vitamin A is used by the body for normal vision and normal immune function.
- Connective tissue: Copper acts as a cofactor in the enzymes that cross-link collagen and elastin.
Who It May Suit
People who want what organ meat offers but will not cook it. It fits ancestral, paleo and carnivore-leaning eating, and anyone who never buys liver at the butcher. Both the contents and the capsule shell are animal-derived, so it does not suit vegetarians.
Good To Know
Freeze-drying keeps the fat-soluble vitamins intact, and the powder is not heat-treated. Liver is very high in preformed vitamin A, which the body stores rather than clearing, and that storage is a genuine concern in pregnancy. Talk with your healthcare provider before use if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or watch your iron or copper intake.
At a glance
Allergens and certifications
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01
Non-GMO
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Gluten free
FAQ
Common questions
What is desiccated beef liver?
It is whole beef liver that has been freeze-dried, ground to a powder and filled into capsules. Desiccated simply means the water is gone. Undefatted means the fat was left in place. What sits in the capsule is liver and nothing else, from pasture-raised Argentine cattle.
How does the body use it?
As food, rather than as a single nutrient. The iron arrives as heme iron, which the gut takes up through its own dedicated pathway. The vitamin A arrives as preformed retinol, ready to use without conversion. B12, folate, riboflavin, copper and choline come along in the same matrix.
How is this different from a multivitamin?
Nothing here is synthesized. A multivitamin is assembled from isolated compounds; this is a food concentrated by drying, at 3,000 mg per serving. The trade-off runs both ways. You get liver's whole mix of cofactors, and you also get liver's very high vitamin A, which is not adjustable.
Who is it for?
People who want organ meat in their week but will not cook it, and anyone eating in an ancestral, paleo or carnivore style. Vegetarians cannot use it, since both the contents and the shell come from cattle. Anyone who could become pregnant should read the vitamin A note first.
What should I know before taking it?
Liver is very high in preformed vitamin A, and the body stores the surplus instead of clearing it. That matters most in pregnancy, where too much retinol carries a real risk to a developing baby. Talk with your healthcare provider before use if you are pregnant or manage your iron intake.
Ingredients
What is in it
Every ingredient, as listed on the label.
Supplement Facts
Serving Size 4 capsules
| Ingredient | Amount Per Serving | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Grass-Fed Desiccated Beef Liver | 3000 mg | † |
† Daily Value not established.
Ingredients: Gelatin capsule.
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