Good for your health
Pasture-fed meat and milk has:
- Lower total fat levels than meat and dairy from grain-fed animals and is also lower in saturated fat content.
- It has higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids and a lower, more balanced (and healthier) ratio of omega-6:omega-3 fatty acids
- Significantly higher levels of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) than meat and dairy from grain-fed animals and higher levels of vaccenic acid, which can be turned into CLA
- Higher vitamin and mineral levels than meat and dairy from grain-fed animals. Particularly rich in vitamins A and E, and minerals such as calcium, magnesium and potassium
Many of the health benefits associated with pasture-fed meat and dairy decline after only a few weeks of grain feeding.
Although by no means a complete list of all information on pasture-raised and grass-fed meat and dairy, a summary prepared by Pasture for Life gives an idea of the range of different benefits that can be expected when buying Pasture for Life produce. To read the paper click here.
