Why is Buffalo Meat Better Than Other Meats – It’s Healthier
Can you imagine being able to eat red meat again without any guilt? Imagine that this red meat is lower in fat than beef, turkey, chicken, fish, and even ostrich. Imagine that this red meat is higher in protein than beef. Imagine that this red meat tastes wonderful.
You have imagined Buffalo, more appropriately called Bison – the red meat of the new millennium. Bison meat is a delicious, healthy alternative to beef, pork, chicken, and fish. This healthy meat is a great-tasting lean red meat, that is perfect for all the low carb dieters.
Loving red meat is not a sin – not eating healthy red meat is. As the nutritional chart below shows, you can now satisfy that craving without guilt.
Bison Nutritional Information Comparison Chart *
* Taken from Feb/Mar 2003 Edition of “The Bison Connection” |
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Species | Fat | Protein | Calories | Cholesterol | Iron | Vitamin B-12 |
Grams | Grams | K CAL | MG | MG | MCG | |
Buffalo | 2.42 | 28.44 | 143 | 82 | 3.42 | 2.86 |
Beef (choice) | 18.54 | 27.21 | 283 | 87 | 2.72 | 2.50 |
Beef (select) | 8.09 | 27.21 | 283 | 87 | 2.99 | 2.64 |
Pork | 9.66 | 29.27 | 201 | 86 | 1.1 | 0.75 |
Chicken (skinless) | 7.41 | 28..93 | 190 | 89 | 1.21 | 0.33 |
Lamb | 9.64 | not listed | 200 | 87 | not listed | not listed |
Veal | 6.94 | not listed | 176 | 106 | not listed | not listed |
Venison | 3.20 | not listed | 158 | 112 | not listed | not listed |
Ostrich | 3.00 | not listed | 140 | 83 | not listed | not listed |
Sockeye Salmon | 10.97 | 27.31 | 216 | 87 | 0.55 | 5.8 |