Beef Tongue

About this record

Beef Tongue is listed here under Meat & Poultry, with the preparation “Stewed”, from the source record “Beef, variety meats and by-products, tongue, cooked, simmered”. 22 of 34 nutrients have a value per 100 g (missing here: Iodine, Vitamin A (RAE / retinol equivalent), Biotin (B7), Tryptophan, Threonine, Isoleucine, Leucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Valine, Histidine; missing is never shown as zero). Values are copied unchanged from the source.

Where it ranks

• Choline: 15th of 356 foods with a value (155 mg per 100 g)
• Zinc: 69th of 765 foods with a value (4.09 mg per 100 g)
• Iron: 151st of 767 foods with a value (2.61 mg per 100 g)
• Riboflavin (B2): 154th of 744 foods with a value (0.294 mg per 100 g)
• Niacin (B3): 183rd of 758 foods with a value (3.49 mg per 100 g)

Positions are among non-dried foods in our data that have a value for that nutrient.

Other preparation in the data: Boiled

Source record: Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, tongue, cooked, boiled. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Canned

Source record: Beef, tongue, whole, canned or pickled. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Other preparation in the data: Raw

Source record: Beef, New Zealand, imported, variety meats and by-products, tongue, raw. A separate record with its own values, not merged with the one above.

Sources and limitations

• Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy: “Beef, variety meats and by-products, tongue, cooked, simmered” (release 2018-04 (CSV)); Canadian Nutrient File (Health Canada): “Beef, tongue, simmered” (release 2026 (14th edition, May 2026)).
• Amounts are per 100 g of the food as described by the record, in the units shown. The category and display name are assigned automatically and are being reviewed (About our data).
• Values are typical for the record and vary with variety, season and processing.
• Not medical advice; no recommended intakes are shown.

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