Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of pork liver contains 22.1 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 44% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 22.1 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 26 g |
| Calories per serving | 140 kcal |
| Protein density | 63% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 44% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #167863 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of pork liver contains 22.1 grams of protein (26 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 44% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 63% of the calories in pork liver come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense - close to the practical ceiling for a whole food. Foods in this band are the ones that let you raise your protein intake without raising your calorie intake much at all.
Among the 133 meats in the database, pork liver ranks 70th by protein per serving, and 101st out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against ground bison, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (ground bison has 21.6 g per 3 oz cooked).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving above is measured by weight at 85 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #167863 - "Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, cooked, braised" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Pork liver has 26 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 22.1 g.
Yes. Pork liver is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
A 3 oz cooked serving of pork liver contains 22.1 g of protein, about 44% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Pork liver is a very good source of protein, and about 63% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against ground bison, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (ground bison has 21.6 g per 3 oz cooked).
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