Calories in Liver: Chicken, Beef, Lamb and Pork

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

"Liver calories" depends on the animal, on raw against cooked and on how it was cooked. This guide gives nineteen records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central: raw liver of chicken, turkey, goose, duck, beef, veal, lamb and pork, and cooked (simmered, braised, boiled, pan-fried or soaked and fried) chicken, turkey, beef, veal, lamb and pork liver, with the weights printed on their record pages. The lamb records are New Zealand imported ones; domestic lamb liver is named on our mutton, lamb and goat guide. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, has liver rows on our protein in chicken guide and goat organ meat guide, not repeated here. Minced beef is in our ground beef guide, fish in our canned fish guide and leafy herbs in our spinach and herbs guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, raw liver is 119 to 140 kcal per 100 g across the nine raw records (chicken 119, beef 135, pork 134, veal 140) and cooked liver is 150 to 193 across the ten cooked records (simmered chicken 167, braised beef 191, braised pork 165, pan-fried veal 193). A printed raw chicken liver of 44 g is 52.4 kcal and a printed simmered one of 44 g is 73.5 kcal. Our reading: in every species pair on this page the cooked row is higher per 100 g than the raw row, and in every pair the cooked record prints less water per 100 g than the raw one (SR Legacy 171060 and 171061: 76.5 g and 66.8 g); compare raw against cooked and the animal, not the word liver.

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is exactly as the record page shows it. The record names are the dataset's own.

SR Legacy: per printed portion

Each figure is our arithmetic on exact weights: kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, with the exact product in the sums line and the result shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. Every weight below is printed on the SR Legacy record page; none is ours. Pure ounce portions are not shown, so some records have no row here and the weights table below covers all nineteen.

The sums: 171060 119 × 44 / 100 = 52.36, so 52.4 kcal; 171061 167 × 44 / 100 = 73.48, so 73.5 kcal; 174491 172 × 44 / 100 = 75.68, so 75.7 kcal; 171486 128 × 78 / 100 = 99.84, so 99.8 kcal; 171487 189 × 53 / 100 = 100.17, so 100.2 kcal; 172415 133 × 94 / 100 = 125.02, so 125.0 kcal; 172415 133 × 11 / 100 = 14.63, so 14.6 kcal; 174467 136 × 44 / 100 = 59.84, so 59.8 kcal; 174467 136 × 10 / 100 = 13.6, so 13.6 kcal; 168626 191 × 68 / 100 = 129.88, so 129.9 kcal; 168627 175 × 81 / 100 = 141.75, so 141.8 kcal; 172534 140 × 453 / 100 = 634.2, so 634.2 kcal; 172535 192 × 80 / 100 = 153.6, so 153.6 kcal; 174358 193 × 67 / 100 = 129.31, so 129.3 kcal.

100 g, 250 g and 500 g of liver

Shops and recipes use 250 g and 500 g, which these records do not print. These three weights are ours: each cell is the SR Legacy per 100 g figure times the grams, divided by 100, as kcal, protein and fat, shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. They are for the liver as the record describes it (raw or cooked as named), not for a masala, a fry with oil and onion, or a curry.

The weight sums: 171060 119 × 100 / 100 = 119, so 119.0 kcal; 171060 119 × 250 / 100 = 297.5, so 297.5 kcal; 171060 119 × 500 / 100 = 595, so 595.0 kcal; 171061 167 × 100 / 100 = 167, so 167.0 kcal; 171061 167 × 250 / 100 = 417.5, so 417.5 kcal; 171061 167 × 500 / 100 = 835, so 835.0 kcal; 174491 172 × 100 / 100 = 172, so 172.0 kcal; 174491 172 × 250 / 100 = 430, so 430.0 kcal; 174491 172 × 500 / 100 = 860, so 860.0 kcal; 171486 128 × 100 / 100 = 128, so 128.0 kcal; 171486 128 × 250 / 100 = 320, so 320.0 kcal; 171486 128 × 500 / 100 = 640, so 640.0 kcal; 171487 189 × 100 / 100 = 189, so 189.0 kcal; 171487 189 × 250 / 100 = 472.5, so 472.5 kcal; 171487 189 × 500 / 100 = 945, so 945.0 kcal; 172415 133 × 100 / 100 = 133, so 133.0 kcal; 172415 133 × 250 / 100 = 332.5, so 332.5 kcal; 172415 133 × 500 / 100 = 665, so 665.0 kcal; 174467 136 × 100 / 100 = 136, so 136.0 kcal; 174467 136 × 250 / 100 = 340, so 340.0 kcal; 174467 136 × 500 / 100 = 680, so 680.0 kcal; 169451 135 × 100 / 100 = 135, so 135.0 kcal; 169451 135 × 250 / 100 = 337.5, so 337.5 kcal; 169451 135 × 500 / 100 = 675, so 675.0 kcal; 168626 191 × 100 / 100 = 191, so 191.0 kcal; 168626 191 × 250 / 100 = 477.5, so 477.5 kcal; 168626 191 × 500 / 100 = 955, so 955.0 kcal; 168627 175 × 100 / 100 = 175, so 175.0 kcal; 168627 175 × 250 / 100 = 437.5, so 437.5 kcal; 168627 175 × 500 / 100 = 875, so 875.0 kcal; 174729 133 × 100 / 100 = 133, so 133.0 kcal; 174729 133 × 250 / 100 = 332.5, so 332.5 kcal; 174729 133 × 500 / 100 = 665, so 665.0 kcal; 174728 150 × 100 / 100 = 150, so 150.0 kcal; 174728 150 × 250 / 100 = 375, so 375.0 kcal; 174728 150 × 500 / 100 = 750, so 750.0 kcal; 172534 140 × 100 / 100 = 140, so 140.0 kcal; 172534 140 × 250 / 100 = 350, so 350.0 kcal; 172534 140 × 500 / 100 = 700, so 700.0 kcal; 172535 192 × 100 / 100 = 192, so 192.0 kcal; 172535 192 × 250 / 100 = 480, so 480.0 kcal; 172535 192 × 500 / 100 = 960, so 960.0 kcal; 174358 193 × 100 / 100 = 193, so 193.0 kcal; 174358 193 × 250 / 100 = 482.5, so 482.5 kcal; 174358 193 × 500 / 100 = 965, so 965.0 kcal; 172615 136 × 100 / 100 = 136, so 136.0 kcal; 172615 136 × 250 / 100 = 340, so 340.0 kcal; 172615 136 × 500 / 100 = 680, so 680.0 kcal; 172614 168 × 100 / 100 = 168, so 168.0 kcal; 172614 168 × 250 / 100 = 420, so 420.0 kcal; 172614 168 × 500 / 100 = 840, so 840.0 kcal; 167862 134 × 100 / 100 = 134, so 134.0 kcal; 167862 134 × 250 / 100 = 335, so 335.0 kcal; 167862 134 × 500 / 100 = 670, so 670.0 kcal; 167863 165 × 100 / 100 = 165, so 165.0 kcal; 167863 165 × 250 / 100 = 412.5, so 412.5 kcal; 167863 165 × 500 / 100 = 825, so 825.0 kcal.

What stands out in the numbers

• Raw, kcal per 100 g, highest first: 172534 (Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw) 140, 174467 (Duck, domesticated, liver, raw) 136, 172615 (Lamb, New Zealand, imported, liver, raw) 136, 169451 (Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw) 135, 167862 (Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw) 134, 172415 (Goose, liver, raw) 133, 174729 (Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw) 133, 171486 (Turkey, all classes, liver, raw) 128, 171060 (Chicken, liver, all classes, raw) 119.
• Cooked, kcal per 100 g, highest first: 174358 (Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried) 193, 172535 (Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised) 192, 168626 (Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised) 191, 171487 (Turkey, all classes, liver, cooked, simmered) 189, 168627 (Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried) 175, 174491 (Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried) 172, 172614 (Lamb, New Zealand, imported, liver, cooked, soaked and fried) 168, 171061 (Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered) 167, 167863 (Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised) 165, 174728 (Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products liver, cooked, boiled) 150.
• Per printed liver or unit, highest first: 172415 (Goose, liver, raw), 1 liver, 94 g, 125.0 kcal, 171487 (Turkey, all classes, liver, cooked, simmered), 1 liver cooked, 53 g, 100.2 kcal, 171486 (Turkey, all classes, liver, raw), 1 raw liver, 78 g, 99.8 kcal, 174491 (Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried), 1 liver, 44 g, 75.7 kcal, 171061 (Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered), 1 liver, 44 g, 73.5 kcal, 174467 (Duck, domesticated, liver, raw), 1 liver, 44 g, 59.8 kcal, 171060 (Chicken, liver, all classes, raw), 1 liver, 44 g, 52.4 kcal, 172415 (Goose, liver, raw), 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook goose), 11 g, 14.6 kcal, 174467 (Duck, domesticated, liver, raw), 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook duck), 10 g, 13.6 kcal.
• Per printed slice, highest first: 172535 (Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised), 1 slice, 80 g, 153.6 kcal, 168627 (Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried), 1 slice, 81 g, 141.8 kcal, 168626 (Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised), 1 slice, 68 g, 129.9 kcal, 174358 (Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried), 1 slice, 67 g, 129.3 kcal.
• Per printed pound, highest first: 172534 (Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw), 1 lb, 453 g, 634.2 kcal; the goose and duck 'yield from 1 lb' units are in the list above.
• Rows to check by hand: goose liver raw (172415) prints 6.32 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, the highest of the 19 rows, and its printed portion "1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook goose)" is 11 g and the duck one 10 g; we show them as printed and do not adjust them.

Why these are reference rows, not your liver

• Names are the records'. No record name or portion label shown here carries a company name. The records are USDA's generic liver rows; we do not say that liver bought in India matches them.
• No curry or fry row. USDA has no liver masala, liver fry or curry record. Oil, onion and masala change the number, so the rows here do not give a prepared dish's calories.
• Overlap with our other guides. Our protein in chicken guide prints IFCT chicken liver (N005) at 124 kcal per 100 g and our goat organ meat guide prints goat liver (O008) at 126 and sheep liver (O021) at 134, all raw; this page has USDA raw chicken liver at 119, raw beef liver at 135 and raw New Zealand lamb liver at 136. They are different datasets and different animals and samples, so the figures differ: use one source for a meal.
• Raw or cooked is in the record name. Simmered, braised, boiled, pan-fried and soaked and fried are different methods in different records; we do not say which matches how you cook.
• Every portion here is printed, except the weights table. The only weights that are ours are the labelled 100 g, 250 g and 500 g in the weights table and the 100 g logging example.
• The records' own notes. The record pages mark the kcal energy of all 19 records "Calculated"; they are USDA values, not our measurements.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Weigh it, and say raw or cooked. 100 g of simmered chicken liver (our example weight, not a dataset value) on SR Legacy 171061 is 167 × 100 / 100 = 167, so 167.0 kcal; 100 g of raw chicken liver (171060) is 119.
• Pick the animal and the method the record names. Chicken, beef and pork liver are different rows; the same weight of each gives different calories.
• Curries and fries are separate. Oil, ghee and sugar are in our ghee, oil and sugar guide.
• Do not mix datasets inside one day. If you log liver from SR Legacy, keep to that record for the same meal.

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What this page leaves out

• A calorie target, and any claim about what liver does to your body: we have not looked up one for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition or are pregnant, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Liver masala, liver fry, kaleji, pate and sausage dishes and any restaurant or maker's version: no record used here.
• Other organ meats (kidney, heart, brain, tongue, spleen, lungs): not covered here; goat organ meat is on our goat organ meat guide.
• The "liver" search returned 41 records: 19 used, and these 22 are left out: liver sausage or liver cheese (processed) record 173869, 171621, 173870; fish oil record 173577; canned pate record 172928, 172930, 172929, 171100; Alaska Native foods record 168983, 169810, 167609, 168026, 168031, 168021, 167626, 169000, 168980, 167616; domestic lamb liver record named on the live mutton, lamb and goat guide 172531, 172532, 172533; company-named record 172944.
• Nutrients beyond energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171060 (Chicken, liver, all classes, raw): Energy 119 kcal (496 kJ), protein 16.9 g, total fat 4.83 g, carbohydrate 0.73 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 liver 44 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171061 (Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered): Energy 167 kcal (697 kJ), protein 24.5 g, total fat 6.51 g, carbohydrate 0.87 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 liver 44 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174491 (Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried): Energy 172 kcal (721 kJ), protein 25.8 g, total fat 6.43 g, carbohydrate 1.11 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 liver 44 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171486 (Turkey, all classes, liver, raw): Energy 128 kcal (534 kJ), protein 18.3 g, total fat 5.5 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 raw liver 78 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171487 (Turkey, all classes, liver, cooked, simmered): Energy 189 kcal (791 kJ), protein 27 g, total fat 8.18 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 liver cooked 53 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172415 (Goose, liver, raw): Energy 133 kcal (556 kJ), protein 16.4 g, total fat 4.28 g, carbohydrate 6.32 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 liver 94 g; 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook goose) 11 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174467 (Duck, domesticated, liver, raw): Energy 136 kcal (569 kJ), protein 18.7 g, total fat 4.64 g, carbohydrate 3.53 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 liver 44 g; 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook duck) 10 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169451 (Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw): Energy 135 kcal (564 kJ), protein 20.4 g, total fat 3.63 g, carbohydrate 3.89 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g and ounce portions only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168626 (Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised): Energy 191 kcal (801 kJ), protein 29.1 g, total fat 5.26 g, carbohydrate 5.13 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 slice 68 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 168627 (Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried): Energy 175 kcal (734 kJ), protein 26.5 g, total fat 4.68 g, carbohydrate 5.16 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 slice 81 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174729 (Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw): Energy 133 kcal (556 kJ), protein 20.5 g, total fat 4.05 g, carbohydrate 3.6 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g and ounce portions only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174728 (Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products liver, cooked, boiled): Energy 150 kcal (629 kJ), protein 23.3 g, total fat 4.68 g, carbohydrate 3.78 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g and ounce portions only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172534 (Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw): Energy 140 kcal (586 kJ), protein 19.9 g, total fat 4.85 g, carbohydrate 2.91 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 lb 453 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172535 (Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised): Energy 192 kcal (805 kJ), protein 28.4 g, total fat 6.26 g, carbohydrate 3.77 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 slice 80 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174358 (Veal, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, pan-fried): Energy 193 kcal (807 kJ), protein 27.4 g, total fat 6.51 g, carbohydrate 4.47 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 slice 67 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172615 (Lamb, New Zealand, imported, liver, raw): Energy 136 kcal (569 kJ), protein 20.7 g, total fat 4.92 g, carbohydrate 2.22 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g and ounce portions only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172614 (Lamb, New Zealand, imported, liver, cooked, soaked and fried): Energy 168 kcal (704 kJ), protein 25.8 g, total fat 6.56 g, carbohydrate 1.48 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g and ounce portions only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167862 (Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw): Energy 134 kcal (561 kJ), protein 21.4 g, total fat 3.65 g, carbohydrate 2.47 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g and ounce portions only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 167863 (Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised): Energy 165 kcal (690 kJ), protein 26 g, total fat 4.4 g, carbohydrate 3.76 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g and ounce portions only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017): liver rows are on the protein in chicken and goat organ meat guides; not used for the figures on this page.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 28 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The per portion figures, the weights table, the sums, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA. The SR Legacy values and portion weights are exactly as printed on the record pages. The names in the first column are the dataset's own record names.

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