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Why organs?

The interest begins with food: its place in our kitchens, its vitamin and mineral composition, and how it can fit into life today.

What do we mean by ancestral?

An approach to food that values more of the animal. It connects ORIGIN to familiar culinary traditions, including Portuguese liver dishes such as iscas. The inspiration is in the ingredients; the capsule is a modern format.

A contemporary Portuguese liver dish with vegetables and herbs on a white plate
Liver at the Portuguese table.Bocage · CC BY-SA 4.0

The food science

Different organs.
Different nutrient profiles.

Food research shows that liver, heart and kidney have different vitamin and mineral compositions. Explore examples from raw bovine foods below. These are food references, not ORIGIN nutrient values.

Illustration of bovine liver

Liver

Nutrients measured in the food

Vitamin A · B12 · Copper

Liver stands out for preformed vitamin A in food references. It also contains B12 and copper.

NIH · Fuerniss et al.
Illustration of bovine heart

Heart

Nutrients measured in the food

Vitamin B2 · B12

A 2024 analysis measured both B2 and B12 in raw beef heart, in different amounts from liver.

Fuerniss et al.
Illustration of bovine kidney

Kidney

Nutrients measured in the food

Vitamin B2 · B12 · Iron

The same study measured B vitamins and iron in raw beef kidney. Its composition differed from heart and liver.

Fuerniss et al.

Selected nutrients from food research. Amounts vary with the sample and preparation. Ingredient illustrations are AI-created.

Two nutrients behind the interest in liver

Vitamin A

Vitamin A has a role in normal vision. Liver contains preformed vitamin A, including retinol, while many plant foods provide provitamin A carotenoids.

NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

Vitamin B12

Vitamin B12 is needed for red blood cell formation and DNA synthesis. It occurs naturally in animal foods, including liver, fish, eggs and dairy.

NIH Office of Dietary Supplements

These are roles of nutrients in the diet. They do not establish that an ORIGIN serving provides a beneficial amount; product-specific nutrient quantities are still to be established.

Illustration of capsules and loose organ powder on a neutral surface
Capsule and powder illustration

Why the capsule format

The ingredient,
without the kitchen preparation.

Want organ ingredients without cooking them? Capsules provide a measured portion of organ powder. The food inspiration stays; the preparation changes.

  1. Freeze
  2. Remove water
  3. Mill and encapsulate
  • Freeze-dried organ tissue, milled into powder
  • A defined amount in each capsule
  • A supplement to a varied diet
From organ to capsule

  1. Freeze

    The organ tissue is frozen. Water within it forms ice, preparing it for the next stage.

  2. Remove water

    Under reduced pressure, ice passes directly into water vapour. This change from solid to gas is called sublimation.

  3. Mill and encapsulate

    The dried organ material is milled into powder. Each ORIGIN capsule contains 500 mg of organ powder, excluding its shell.

Read about freeze-drying

Utah State University Extension

MYKORA / ORIGIN

Why we begin with these ingredients

ORIGIN brings together a food tradition, Portuguese provenance and a practical format. Organ Mix combines liver, heart and kidney in equal parts. Liver focuses on one organ. Both begin with organs from pasture-raised cattle in Beira Baixa.

Compare the formulas

The questions that matter

Does ancestral mean scientifically proven?

Tradition explains why we chose these foods. Scientific evidence answers a different question. Food-composition studies measure nutrients; they do not show that an ORIGIN capsule produces a particular health outcome.

Is an organ supplement a multivitamin?

The formulations are different. ORIGIN is made around organ tissue in powder form. A multivitamin is formulated around specified vitamins and declared amounts. Neither the word natural nor the age of a food tradition establishes that one works better.

How much vitamin A or B12 will ORIGIN contain?

Product-specific amounts have not yet been established. A six-capsule serving contains 3 g of organ powder. That weight cannot be converted into a vitamin dose using a food table or a competitor’s label.

Reading the serving and nutrient numbers
g · Ingredient weight
Grams describe the amount of organ powder. For ORIGIN, 3 g is the total powder in a six-capsule serving.
mg / μg · Nutrient amount
Vitamins and minerals are often declared in milligrams or micrograms. One milligram equals 1,000 micrograms; the unit matters.
% NRV · A reference for adults
The percentage of a nutrient reference value puts a declared vitamin or mineral amount in context. It is a labelling reference, not a personal recommendation.

Read the sources

Food composition and processing references used on this page. The food research is not a clinical study of ORIGIN.

  1. Nutrient Analysis of Raw United States Beef Offal ItemsFuerniss and colleagues · Nutrients · 2024 · Food-composition study
  2. Vitamin A: forms and food sourcesNIH Office of Dietary Supplements
  3. Vitamin B12: food sources and backgroundNIH Office of Dietary Supplements
  4. Nutrition and health claims in the EUEuropean Commission · Product-claim conditions

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