Chicken Gizzard
Description
Chicken gizzard, the muscular enlargement of the chicken's stomach used for grinding food.
Chicken gizzard is high in lipids and should be avoided, or consumed in small amounts, by individuals on a Low Fat Diet.
See:
Low Fat Diet (Pritikin)
Low Fat Diet (Non Pritikin)
Caloric Content
| 1 | 2 | |
| Calories: | 44 | 222 |
| Protein: | 6.73 | 930 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | .21 | 39.37 gm |
| Fiber: | 0 | 5.31 gm |
| Total fats: | 1.55 | 1.65 gm |
| Saturated fats: | .44 | 0 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | .84 | 1.51 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 48 | 1.35 mg |
1. 1 gizzard, 37 grams
2. Cooked - 1 cup, 145 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | 2 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 80 | 273 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .013 | .039 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .070 | .354 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .05 | .17 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | .78 | 2.81 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | 1.748 | 5.764 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .278 | 1.035 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | 19 | 77 | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 1.2 | 2.4 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | - | 30 IU |
1. 1 gizzard, 37 grams
2. Cooked - 1 cup, 145 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | 2 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 3 | 14 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .036 | .160 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | 1.30 | 6.02 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 6 | 29 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | .024 | .090 | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 50 | 225 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 87 | 259 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 28 | 97 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | 1.11 | 6.35 | 15 mg |
1. 1 gizzard, 37 grams
2. Cooked - 1 cup, 145 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | 2 | |
| Tryptophan: | .060 | .352 gm |
| Threonine: | .310 | 1.814 gm |
| Isoleucine: | .317 | 1.857 gm |
| Leucine: | .472 | 2.765 gm |
| Lysine: | .465 | 2.722 gm |
| Methionine: | .176 | 1.032 gm |
| Cysteine: | .088 | .516 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .280 | 1.637 gm |
| Tyrosine: | .205 | 1.196 gm |
| Valine: | .302 | 1.763 gm |
| Arginine: | .484 | 2.828 gm |
| Histidine: | .136 | .793 gm |
| Alanine: | .265 | 1.550 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | .619 | 3.622 gm |
| Glutamic acid: | 1.150 | 6.727 gm |
| Glycine: | .353 | 2.066 gm |
| Proline: | .350 | 2.047 gm |
| Serine: | .302 | 1.763 gm |
1. 1 gizzard, 37 grams
2. Cooked - 1 cup, 145 grams
References
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Poultry Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1979.
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