what part of the chicken is the gizzard

A chicken gizzard is the stomach of a chicken, located in the digestive tract just after the true or glandular stomach. It is a muscular organ that contracts and is aided by gritty, sand-like particles that the chicken ingests as it pecks, which help to grind the food so that it may pass to the small intestine, where nutrients are absorbed. Chickens do not have teeth, so the gizzard does all the work of breaking down food. Gizzards are packed with protein and low in fat, making them one of the healthiest parts of the chicken. They are also a popular food throughout the world and can be consumed in different inspiring and delicious ways on every habitable continent in the world. Gizzards are one of a loosely defined group of miscellaneous chicken parts known as the giblets, which also includes the heart and liver.