Does Grass-Finished Beef taste different?
Many people may not be familiar with the taste of Grass-Finished Beef since it is only a small percentage of beef production. Grass-Finished Beef has a distinctively different taste, sometimes described as a taste like game meat. Research conducted at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln in 2003 concluded that Grass-Finished cattle produce beef that is less tender than beef from Grain-Finished cattle. In addition, the analysis of existing flavor panel studies also show the overall flavor of Grain-Finished Beef as more desirable to consumers than Grass-Finished. (See page 74 of this document .
