Best Foods for Liver Health
The liver does ~500 jobs at once: filters everything you eat or drink, runs Phase I (CYP450) and Phase II (sulfation, glucuronidation, glycine conjugation) detox, packages fats for transport, makes most of your blood proteins (albumin, clotting factors), and stores glycogen. When choline + glutathione raw material (NAC) + B-vitamin cofactors are low, the liver runs slow — fat accumulates (NAFLD) and detox waste backs up. These 48 whole foods are ranked by how many of the key liver nutrients a typical serving delivers (≥10% DV each).
- 195Soy FlourSelenium · Vitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 293Broadbeans (Fava Beans)Vitamin B6 · Magnesium · Choline
- 384MisoVitamin B6 · Choline · Selenium
- 495Chickpeas (Garbanzo BeanVitamin B6 · Magnesium · Choline
- 595LupinMagnesium · Vitamin B6 · Selenium
- 695Oat BranVitamin B6 · Selenium · Magnesium
- 795Wheat GermSelenium · Vitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 894Wheat BranMagnesium · Selenium · Vitamin B6
- 993Mungo BeanMagnesium · Vitamin B6 · Selenium
- 1093Pigeon Peas (Red Gram)Vitamin B6 · Magnesium · Selenium
- 1192WheatSelenium · Vitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 1291SpaghettiSelenium · Vitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 1391SpeltVitamin B6 · Magnesium · Selenium
- 1490NattoMagnesium · Selenium · Vitamin B6
- 1590Rye GrainVitamin B6 · Magnesium · Selenium
- 1689Sunflower Seed KernelSelenium · Vitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 1787Amaranth GrainVitamin B6 · Magnesium · Selenium
- 1883PepeaoVitamin B6 · Selenium · Magnesium
- 1981MothbeanMagnesium · Vitamin B6 · Selenium
- 2080Pork LoinSelenium · Vitamin B6 · Choline
- 2179EggVitamin B6 · Selenium · Choline
- 2278VealVitamin B6 · Selenium · Choline
- 2375PastramiVitamin B6 · Selenium · Choline
- 2472PorkVitamin B6 · Selenium · Choline
- 2563HamSelenium · Vitamin B6 · Choline
- 2662Corn GrainMagnesium · Selenium · Vitamin B6
- 2795Chickpea Flour (Besan)Magnesium · Vitamin B6
- 2895Sesame ButterMagnesium · Selenium
- 2994Grape LeaveMagnesium · Vitamin B6
- 3093FireweedVitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 3193KanpyoVitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 3293ParsleyVitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 3393Rice BranVitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 3493SalmonSelenium · Choline
- 3592FungiSelenium · Vitamin B6
- 3692Sweet Potato LeaveMagnesium · Vitamin B6
- 3791ArtichokeVitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 3891Wheat FlourSelenium · Vitamin B6
- 3990BarleySelenium · Magnesium
- 4090Beet GreenMagnesium · Vitamin B6
- 4190Pinon NutVitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 4290Sunflower SeedSelenium · Vitamin B6
- 4390TofuSelenium · Magnesium
- 4489Buckwheat GroatVitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 4589CowpeaVitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 4689OkraVitamin B6 · Magnesium
- 4788GarlicVitamin B6 · Selenium
- 4888QuinoaMagnesium · Vitamin B6