10 Foods High in Vitamin D
Vitamin D Rich Food #7: Beef Liver
Beef liver contains reasonable amounts of vitamin D. Considering the liver’s high content in other nutrients; adding the liver to your diet can greatly improve your health. Three ounces of beef liver provides about 42 IUs of the sunshine vitamin.
Other nutrients in the liver include protein, fat, vitamin A, B vitamins like niacin, pantothenic acid, B12 and folic acid, omega 3 fatty acids, minerals like iron, zinc, copper, phosphorus, selenium and chromium. Whenever possible, choose beef liver from pasture fed animals as opposed to cereal-fed animals. Pasture fed beef and liver are more abundant in quality nutrients including omega-3 fatty acids.
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