Grass-fed Beef: Beef with Benefits
Our Angus-cross cattle are raised the natural way -- on grass. This is good for the cattle, good for the environment, good for your health and good for us, the farmers.
The grass-fed beef we offer for sale contains no added hormones, antibiotics, or animal by-product feedstuffs. There are no preservatives or MSG in our meat. It is processed locally under USDA inspection and dry-aged before being available for sale.
Grass-fed beef has been touted as having several benefits over grain-fed beef:
- Less fat
- Less calories
- Extra Omega-3s (the good fats)
- More CLA (more good fat)
- Higher in Vitamin E
Jo Robinson provides more information on her site www.eatwild.com about the benefits of grass-fed beef. Ms. Robinson is an investigative journalist and New York Times best-selling writer. She is well-respected as an authority on raising animals on pasture.
Research Proves It!
Grass-fed beef is better for human health than grain-fed beef in ten different ways, according a 2009 study that was a joint effort between the USDA and researchers at Clemson University. Compared with grain-fed beef, grass-fed beef was:
- Lower in total fat
- Higher in beta-carotene
- Higher in vitamin E
- Higher in B-vitamins
- Higher in the minerals calcium, magnesium and potassium
- Higher in total omega-3s
- A healthier ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids (1.65 vs. 4.84)
- Higher in CLA, a potential cancer fighter
- Higher in vaccenic acid (which can be transformed into CLA)
- Lower in saturated fats linked with heart disease
S.K. Duckett et al, Journal of Animal Science, (published online) June 2009 Effects of winter stocker growth rate and finishing system on: III. Tissue proximate, fatty acid, vitamin, and cholesterol content