Keto, LCHF: Recipes, Rules, Description
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Meat products play a central role in the keto diet due to their high protein and beneficial fat content, which support the process of ketosis .
However, in addition to these macronutrients , many types of meat are rich in essential vitamins necessary for overall health and well-being.
In this article, we will look at the TOP meat products with the highest vitamin content that will become an integral part of your keto menu, promoting immune system strengthening, maintaining energy, and improving the functioning of all body systems.
TOP 1. Beef liver RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA B12 2 471 2 471 2 281 2 118 1 977 3 A 1 044 1 343 1 221 2 350 627 627 B2 262 309 243 567 113 7 B5 126 126 105 210 63 6 B7 100 100 86 250 12 1 B3 83 94 73 165 66 3 B6 77 77 53 167 33 1 B4 (Choline ) 76 98 93 167 42 21 B9 73 73 48 145 73 29 B13 67 67 67 200 7 ? B8 (Inositol ) 30 30 30 60 20 8 B1 22 24 19 43 13 1 B15 10 10 5 20 ? 1 K2 8 10 10 16 ? 3 D 6 6 6 6 1 1 B10 6 6 3 12 ? 1 E 4 4 4 9 1 1
Nutrient % of RDA Cholesterol 19 450 19 450 19 450 77 800 ? 38 900 Palmitic acid (Saturated) 20 20 20 31 ? 40 Arachidonic acid (AA, Omega-6)19 58 39 116 ? 12 Oleic acid (Omega-9)12 15 13 21 ? 16 Stearic acid (Saturated) 8 10 10 13 ? 20
TOP 2. Chicken liver RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA A 1 223 1 572 1 429 2 751 734 734 B12 691 691 638 592 553 1 B7 200 200 171 500 24 1 B2 162 192 151 352 70 4 B5 148 148 123 246 74 7 B9 145 145 96 289 145 58 B6 80 80 55 173 35 1 B13 67 67 67 200 7 ? B3 61 70 54 122 49 2 B4 (Choline) 53 68 64 116 29 15 C 30 36 32 108 5 1 B1 26 28 22 52 16 1 K2 10 13 13 22 ? 4 D 7 7 7 7 1 1 E 6 6 6 13 1 1 B10 6 6 3 12 ? 1
Minerals
Nutrient % of RDA Copper 622 622 560 1 273 373 187 Molybdenum 156 156 140 318 ? 14 Iron 112 50 33 90 60 18 Selenium 108 108 99 198 59 15 Phosphorus 42 42 42 59 30 15 Zinc 36 50 36 80 8 8 Betaine 18 18 18 70 5 1 Manganese 11 15 13 18 11 5 Coenzyme Q10 10 10 10 30 3 1 Sulfur 9 12 12 18 ? 2 Potassium 7 9 8 10 6 5 Magnesium 6 8 7 18 4 3 Sodium 3 3 3 6 3 1
Lipids
Nutrient % of RDA Cholesterol 1 650 1 650 1 650 6 600 ? 3 300 Arachidonic acid (AA, Omega-6) 40 120 80 240 ? 24 Palmitic acid (Saturated) 30 30 30 46 ? 60 Linoleic acid (Omega-6)6 8 8 14 ? 17 Stearic acid (Saturated) 4 5 5 7 ? 10 Myristic acid (Saturated) 4 5 5 7 ? 20 Oleic acid (Omega-9) 3 4 3 5 ? 4
Amino acids
Nutrient % of RDA Histidine 143 200 200 417 ? 100 Lysine 95 133 133 278 67 33 Tryptophan 89 125 125 313 50 13 Leucine 71 100 100 213 67 25 Tyrosine 69 96 69 240 120 40 Glycine 67 67 67 200 200 67 Phenylalanine 57 80 80 167 100 33 Glutamic acid 53 160 80 800 ? ? Alanine 50 100 100 250 ? ? Glutamine 40 40 40 200 40 7 Aspartic acid 33 40 33 100 ? 33 Arginine 30 30 30 75 25 8 Methionine 30 40 40 83 30 20 Cysteine 21 25 26 66 25 17 Threonine 17 24 24 50 ? ? Proline 15 17 15 38 ? 10 Serin 12 12 8 20 ? 4 Valin 11 15 15 32 ? 5 Isoleucine 9 12 12 25 6 3
TOP 3. Pork liver RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA B12 975 975 900 836 780 1 A 521 670 609 1 173 313 313 B2 266 315 247 577 115 7 B3 103 118 92 206 83 3 B7 100 100 86 250 12 1 B5 98 98 82 163 49 5 B6 56 56 38 122 24 1 B4 (Choline) 35 46 43 78 19 10 C 26 31 27 92 5 1 B1 24 26 21 48 15 1 B8 (Inositol) 10 10 10 20 7 3 B15 10 10 5 20 ? 1 E 4 4 4 9 1 1
Minerals
Nutrient % of RDA Copper 384 384 346 786 231 115 Iron 236 105 70 189 126 38 Selenium 85 85 78 157 47 12 Molybdenum 58 58 52 118 ? 5 Phosphorus 50 50 50 69 35 17 Zinc 39 54 39 86 9 9 Sulfur 25 33 33 50 ? 7 Betaine 18 18 18 70 5 1 Manganese 11 14 13 17 11 5 Potassium 11 15 13 17 10 8 Coenzyme Q10 10 10 10 30 3 1 Magnesium 5 7 6 18 4 3 Sodium 3 3 3 6 3 1
Lipids
Nutrient % of RDA Cholesterol 1 945 1 945 1 945 7 780 ? 3 890 Arachidonic acid (AA, Omega-6) 67 200 133 400 ? 40 Palmitic acid (Saturated) 25 25 25 38 ? 50 Myristic acid (Saturated) 16 20 20 27 ? 80 Oleic acid (Omega-9) 14 17 16 24 ? 19 Stearic acid (Saturated) 4 5 5 7 ? 10
Amino acids
Nutrient % of RDA Aspartic acid 267 320 267 800 ? 267 Methionine 250 333 333 694 250 167 Histidine 143 200 200 417 ? 100 Tryptophan 118 165 165 413 66 17 Tyrosine 114 160 114 400 200 67 Serin 100 100 67 167 ? 33 Lysine 95 133 133 278 67 33 Alanine 75 150 150 375 ? ? Leucine 71 100 100 213 67 25 Phenylalanine 69 96 96 200 120 40 Glycine 67 67 67 200 200 67 Glutamic acid 53 160 80 800 ? ? Glutamine 50 50 50 250 50 8 Arginine 30 30 30 75 25 8 Cysteine 21 25 26 66 25 17 Threonine 11 16 16 33 ? ? Valin 11 15 15 32 ? 5 Proline 10 11 10 25 ? 7 Isoleucine 7 10 10 21 5 3
TOP 4. Beef kidneys RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA B12 1 146 1 146 1 058 982 917 1 B2 223 264 207 483 97 6 B4 (Choline) 75 97 91 164 41 21 A 47 60 54 105 28 28 B1 46 50 39 92 28 1 B3 40 46 36 80 32 1 B9 25 25 16 49 25 10 B5 24 24 20 40 12 1 B6 18 18 12 38 8 1 C 12 15 13 44 2 1 D 6 6 6 6 1 1
Minerals
Nutrient % of RDA Selenium 256 256 235 470 141 35 Molybdenum 71 71 64 145 ? 6 Iron 58 26 17 46 31 9 Copper 48 48 43 98 29 14 Phosphorus 42 42 42 59 30 15 Zinc 26 36 26 58 6 6 Coenzyme Q10 17 17 17 51 5 1 Sodium 10 10 10 18 9 4 Potassium 9 12 11 14 8 6 Manganese 8 10 9 12 8 4 Glutathione 8 8 15 30 3 2 Magnesium 4 6 5 14 3 2 L-carnitine 4 8 4 20 2 1
Lipids
Nutrient % of RDA Cholesterol 188 188 188 750 ? 375 Arachidonic acid (AA, Omega-6) 50 150 100 300 ? 30 Palmitic acid (Saturated) 4 4 4 6 ? 8 DHA (Omega-3) 3 3 5 6 ? 1
Amino acids
Nutrient % of RDA Histidine 86 120 120 250 ? 60 Tryptophan 71 100 100 250 40 10 Serin 69 69 46 115 ? 23 Threonine 64 89 89 186 ? ? Aspartic acid 60 72 60 180 ? 60 Lysine 57 80 80 167 40 20 Alanine 51 101 101 253 ? ? Isoleucine 51 71 71 148 36 18 Phenylalanine 47 66 66 137 82 27 Leucine 45 63 63 133 42 16 Valin 42 58 58 123 ? 19 Proline 38 42 38 95 ? 25 Methionine 34 45 45 94 34 23 Tyrosine 31 43 31 108 54 18 Cysteine 26 31 32 82 31 21 Arginine 26 26 26 64 21 6 Glycine 22 22 22 66 66 22 Glutamic acid 15 44 22 220 ? ?
TOP 5. Pork kidneys RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA B12 1 125 1 125 1 038 964 900 1 B2 215 255 200 467 93 6 B4 (Choline) 58 76 71 128 32 16 B3 43 49 38 85 34 1 B1 42 45 36 83 25 1 B9 20 20 13 40 20 8 B5 20 20 17 34 10 1 B6 18 18 12 38 8 1 C 14 17 15 52 3 1 A 9 11 10 20 5 5 D 5 5 5 5 1 1
Minerals
Nutrient % of RDA Selenium 256 256 235 470 141 35 Molybdenum 62 62 56 127 ? 6 Iron 56 25 17 45 30 9 Copper 41 41 37 84 25 12 Phosphorus 35 35 35 49 25 12 Zinc 22 30 22 48 5 5 Coenzyme Q10 10 10 10 30 3 1 Sodium 8 8 8 15 7 4 Potassium 8 10 9 11 7 5 Glutathione 7 7 14 28 3 1 Manganese 6 8 7 9 6 3 Magnesium 5 6 5 15 3 2 L-carnitine 4 7 4 18 2 1
Lipids
Nutrient % of RDA Cholesterol 188 188 188 750 ? 375 Arachidonic acid (AA, Omega-6) 32 95 63 190 ? 19 Palmitic acid (Saturated) 4 4 4 7 ? 9
Amino acids
Nutrient % of RDA Histidine 83 116 116 242 ? 58 Tryptophan 68 95 95 238 38 10 Serin 67 67 45 112 ? 22 Threonine 61 85 85 178 ? ? Aspartic acid 57 68 57 170 ? 57 Lysine 55 77 77 160 38 19 Alanine 49 98 98 245 ? ? Isoleucine 49 68 68 142 34 17 Phenylalanine 45 62 62 130 78 26 Leucine 43 60 60 128 40 15 Valin 40 55 55 116 ? 18 Proline 36 40 36 90 ? 24 Methionine 32 43 43 89 32 21 Tyrosine 30 42 30 104 52 17 Cysteine 24 29 30 76 29 19 Arginine 24 24 24 60 20 6 Glycine 21 21 21 64 64 21 Glutamic acid 14 42 21 210 ? ?
TOP 6. Beef brains RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA B12 396 396 365 339 317 1 B4 (Choline) 89 115 109 196 49 25 B3 26 30 23 53 21 1 B2 23 27 21 50 10 1 B5 16 16 13 27 8 1 B6 12 12 8 27 5 1 C 11 13 12 40 2 1 D 10 10 10 10 2 2 B1 8 9 7 17 5 1 E 7 7 7 14 1 1
Minerals
Nutrient % of RDA Phosphorus 51 51 51 72 36 18 Selenium 45 45 42 83 25 6 Iron 31 14 9 25 17 5 Copper 20 20 18 41 12 6 Molybdenum 13 13 12 27 ? 1 Coenzyme Q10 12 12 12 35 4 1 Zinc 10 14 10 22 2 2 Potassium 8 11 9 12 7 5 Sodium 6 6 6 11 5 3 Glutathione 5 5 9 18 2 1 Magnesium 4 5 4 12 3 2
Lipids
Nutrient % of RDA Cholesterol 1 550 1 550 1 550 6 200 ? 3 100 Arachidonic acid (AA, Omega-6) 300 900 600 1 800 ? 180 DHA (Omega-3) 24 24 40 48 ? 6 EPA (Omega-3) 10 10 17 25 ? 2 Palmitic acid (Saturated) 5 5 5 8 ? 10 Oleic acid (Omega-9) 5 6 6 9 ? 7
Amino acids
Nutrient % of RDA Histidine 67 94 94 196 ? 47 Tryptophan 54 75 75 188 30 8 Serin 52 52 35 87 ? 17 Aspartic acid 50 60 50 150 ? 50 Threonine 46 64 64 133 ? ? Alanine 42 83 83 208 ? ? Phenylalanine 37 51 51 107 64 21 Lysine 34 48 48 100 24 12 Isoleucine 33 46 46 96 23 12 Proline 29 32 29 73 ? 19 Valin 29 40 40 84 ? 13 Leucine 28 39 39 83 26 10 Methionine 26 35 35 72 26 17 Tyrosine 24 34 24 84 42 14 Cysteine 18 21 21 55 21 14 Arginine 18 18 18 45 15 5 Glycine 18 18 18 54 54 18 Glutamic acid 12 36 18 180 ? ?
TOP 7. Turkey RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA B3 181 207 161 363 145 6 B6 138 138 95 300 60 2 B2 65 76 60 140 28 2 B5 56 56 47 93 28 3 B4 (Choline) 48 62 58 105 26 13 B12 42 42 38 36 33 1 B1 12 13 10 23 7 1 D 6 6 6 6 1 1
Minerals
Nutrient % of RDA Selenium 55 55 50 100 30 8 Phosphorus 32 32 32 45 22 11 Zinc 23 31 23 50 5 5 Iron 14 6 4 11 7 2 Copper 10 10 9 20 6 3 Magnesium 7 9 8 23 5 4 Potassium 7 9 8 10 6 5 Sodium 4 4 4 9 4 2
Lipids
Nutrient % of RDA Cholesterol 35 35 35 140 ? 70 Oleic acid (Omega-9) 8 10 9 14 ? 11
Amino acids
Nutrient % of RDA Threonine 95 133 133 278 ? ? Tryptophan 89 125 125 313 50 13 Histidine 71 100 100 208 ? 50 Valin 60 85 85 177 ? 28 Leucine 54 75 75 160 50 19 Alanine 50 100 100 250 ? ? Methionine 50 67 67 139 50 33 Lysine 48 67 67 139 33 17 Phenylalanine 46 64 64 133 80 27 Aspartic acid 33 40 33 100 ? 33 Tyrosine 29 40 29 100 50 17 Cysteine 21 25 26 66 25 17 Arginine 20 20 20 50 17 5 Serin 10 10 7 17 ? 3 Glycine 10 10 10 30 30 10 Isoleucine 7 10 10 21 5 3
TOP 8. Beef heart RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA B12 358 358 331 307 287 1 B2 69 82 64 150 30 2 B3 53 61 47 106 43 2 B1 25 27 21 50 15 1 B6 23 23 16 50 10 1 B5 18 18 15 30 9 1 B4 (Choline) 14 18 17 30 8 4 C 3 4 3 11 1 1
Minerals
Nutrient % of RDA Iron 54 24 16 43 29 9 Selenium 38 38 35 70 21 5 Copper 38 38 34 77 23 11 Coenzyme Q10 38 38 38 113 11 2 Phosphorus 30 30 30 42 21 11 Zinc 25 35 25 56 6 6 L-carnitine 12 24 12 60 6 3 Potassium 9 12 11 14 8 6 Glutathione 9 9 18 36 4 2 Magnesium 5 7 6 16 4 3 Molybdenum 4 4 4 9 ? 1 Sodium 4 4 4 8 4 2
Lipids
Nutrient % of RDA Cholesterol 121 121 121 484 ? 242 Arachidonic acid (AA, Omega-6) 40 120 80 240 ? 24 Palmitic acid (Saturated) 13 13 13 20 ? 26 Oleic acid (Omega-9) 7 9 8 13 ? 10 Stearic acid (Saturated) 4 5 5 6 ? 9 DHA (Omega-3) 3 3 5 6 ? 1
Amino acids
Nutrient % of RDA Histidine 100 140 140 292 ? 70 Threonine 84 117 117 244 ? ? Serin 80 80 53 133 ? 27 Tryptophan 79 110 110 275 44 11 Lysine 74 103 103 215 52 26 Aspartic acid 67 80 67 200 ? 67 Methionine 65 87 87 181 65 43 Isoleucine 64 90 90 188 45 23 Leucine 57 80 80 170 53 20 Alanine 55 110 110 275 ? ? Valin 54 75 75 158 ? 25 Phenylalanine 51 72 72 150 90 30 Proline 45 50 45 113 ? 30 Tyrosine 34 48 34 120 60 20 Arginine 30 30 30 75 25 8 Glycine 28 28 28 85 85 28 Cysteine 27 32 33 84 32 21 Glutamic acid 17 52 26 260 ? ?
TOP 9. Chicken hearts RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA B12 292 292 269 250 233 1 B4 (Choline) 41 52 50 89 22 11 B5 38 38 32 63 19 2 B6 31 31 21 67 13 1 B8 (Inositol) 30 30 30 60 20 8 B9 29 29 19 58 29 12 B2 28 33 26 60 12 1 B3 24 27 21 48 19 1 B7 17 17 14 42 2 1 B1 13 14 11 25 8 1
Minerals
Nutrient % of RDA Collagen 100 100 100 100 50 17 Copper 81 81 73 166 49 24 Iron 70 31 21 56 37 11 Zinc 25 34 25 54 5 5 Selenium 21 21 19 39 12 3 Phosphorus 20 20 20 28 14 7 Potassium 7 9 8 10 6 5 Magnesium 5 6 5 15 3 2 Sodium 4 4 4 8 4 2
Lipids
Nutrient % of RDA Arachidonic acid (AA, Omega-6) 40 120 80 240 ? 24 Palmitic acid (Saturated) 30 30 30 46 ? 60 Stearic acid (Saturated) 8 10 10 13 ? 20 Oleic acid (Omega-9) 7 9 8 13 ? 10 Linoleic acid (Omega-6) 6 8 8 14 ? 17
Amino acids
Nutrient % of RDA Histidine 143 200 200 417 ? 100 Serin 100 100 67 167 ? 33 Alanine 100 200 200 500 ? ? Tryptophan 89 125 125 313 50 13 Phenylalanine 86 120 120 250 150 50 Lysine 71 100 100 208 50 25 Glycine 67 67 67 200 200 67 Leucine 54 75 75 160 50 19 Tyrosine 46 64 46 160 80 27 Aspartic acid 33 40 33 100 ? 33 Cysteine 25 30 31 79 30 20 Arginine 20 20 20 50 17 5 Methionine 20 27 27 56 20 13 Threonine 19 27 27 56 ? ? Isoleucine 9 12 12 25 6 3 Valin 8 12 12 24 ? 4
TOP 10. Bull’s testicles RDA per 100 g For women For men For children (4-8 years old) For pregnant women Doctors recommend Therapeutic dose Raw Frying Boiling Baking
Vitamins
Nutrient % of RDA B12 363 363 335 311 290 1 B4 (Choline) 78 101 96 172 43 22 B3 25 29 23 51 20 1 B5 22 22 18 36 11 1 B2 22 25 20 47 9 1 B1 10 11 9 20 6 1 B6 9 9 6 20 4 1 B9 8 8 5 15 8 3 A 3 4 4 8 2 2
Minerals
Nutrient % of RDA Selenium 65 65 60 120 36 9 Zinc 45 61 45 98 10 10 Iron 45 20 13 36 24 7 Phosphorus 35 35 35 49 25 12 Potassium 11 15 13 17 10 8 Sodium 7 7 7 13 6 3 Magnesium 4 5 4 12 3 2
Lipids
Nutrient % of RDA Arachidonic acid (AA, Omega-6) 33 100 67 200 ? 20
Amino acids
Nutrient % of RDA Methionine 20 27 27 56 20 13 Valin 11 15 15 32 ? 5