Today, we will be talking about a topic which is assorted meat. Examples of offals are the brain, heart, kidney, liver, tongue, stomach, intestines, testicles and so on.
Benefits
Organ meats are nutritional power houses. In fact, nutritionists confirm that these portions carry wholesome nutrition that is far more superior to the muscular flesh of the same animals. Little wonder why , by instinct, hunters such as lions and jaguars go straight for the internal organs of their captured beast. I guess the reason for this action is becuase, over time, these predators instinctively know where the bulk of the nutrition lies.
Organ meat carries the richest sources of B vitamins and vitamin such as A, D, E and K. Additionally, minerals like phosphorus, iron, copper and magnesium are also present in aboundance. Let us take the cow's organs as an example to observe all the nutrients that are present.
A cow's liver is known to be one of the most concentrated sources of natural vitamin A, compared to any other natural foods. The liver is also a good source of vitamin B12, arachidonic acid, folic acid,zinc and iron. These vitamins play several roles in the formation of haemagoblin and proper brain development.
The heart of a cow has high quality protein, less high quality protein, less fat and cholesterol content than other organ meat. It is also said to contain twice as much collagen and elastin as regular meat. This makes it specifically good for maintaining a good skin becuase it helps prevent wrinkling and ageing.
Dangers
Despite the enormous benefits of consuming organ meat, we also need to know that there are always two side to a coin. Anfew implications of consuming the liver are that firstly, it has high cholesterol.
A mere intake of 200 mg of iron per day result in iron poisoning. High levels of iron in the body can also lead to liver damage.
Another major reason to be cautious when consuming the liver is becuase a major role the liver plays is in the body is detoxification.
The liver carries out this process by converting any ingested toxic substances to non toxic forms that the body can easily eliminate.
Great caution should also be taken when consuming any offal that is part of the central nervous system.
