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Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by cgh on Wednesday October 11, 2017 @09:03PM (#15454889)
That is simply incorrect. For example, beef liver is about twenty times more nutritious than fruit by mass.

My original question was a bit cheeky as I already knew the answer.

Re:Roman Empire per capita GDP shows the Romans were poorer ... by ivanhoe on Thursday October 12, 2017 @02:48AM (#15456120)
Yes, but don't forget that for a relatively small amount of a beef liver you need to kill a whole cow. And when you kill the animal you couldn't cherry-pick the parts of the meat you use, everything was used while it lasted. The parts that could be preserved would last for a while and things like a liver would be eaten right away or used to make sausages. In the middle age common folks didn't eat meat as often as we do today, it was a luxury. They primarily used a lot of buttermilk, cheese and eggs instead.