Nutritional Value of Grass-Raised Beef

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The general public has been made to believe that meat is meat, but that is simply not true. How animals are raised, fed, and processed makes a tremendous difference in their nutritional value.

Lower fat translates into fewer calories and lower cholesterol levels. Anyway you look at these two nutritional facts, you win.

As you know, omega-3 fatty acids are "heart-friendly" and play an important role in every cell of your body. Unfortunately, omega-3 fatty acids almost disappear in cattle fed for a number of months on grains. Give cattle lots of grass and you get meat packed with omega-3s. Give them lots of grain and the omega-3s disappear.

From Vitamins A and E, to critical minerals such as calcium, magnesium, and potassium, grass-raised beef provides better nutritional building blocks.

What is Conjugated linoleic acid? CLA is fatty acid that is produced naturally in the bodies of grass-raised animals and is found in their meat and milk. Grass-raised cattle are likely to have two to three times the amount of CLA as grain-raised animals, and this nutritional value is passed on to you when you eat grass-raised meat. Research shows that a diet rich in CLA can help reduce a person's risk of cancer, arteriosclerosis, and diabetes.