Abstract: A system for processing a gizzard with the viscera attached where the viscera is conveyed along a poultry processing line by conveying means including adjusting means for adjusting the viscera to a predetermined length while the viscera is conveyed by the conveying means; viscera separating means for separating the gizzard from the rest of the viscera; transfer means for automatically transferring the viscera from the conveying means into said viscera separating means; conveyor means for moving the gizzard along a processing path; gizzard splitting means for splitting a gizzard moved along the processing path by the conveyor means to open the pocket in the gizzard; gizzard washing means for washing the contents from the open pocket in the gizzard moving along the processing path by the conveyor means; gizzard peeling means operatively associated with the conveyor means to receive the split and washed gizzard therefrom and peel the lining from the gizzard; transfer means for transferring the gizzard from the r