What is grass-fed beef?
Grass-fed beef comes from animals that have grazed in pastures their entire lives. This differs from many conventional beef cattle, which spend most of their lives on pasture, but are finished on a carefully balanced, grain-based diet. As a result of the forage-based diet grass-fed animals receive throughout the balance of their lives, grass-fed beef tends to grade Select (with slight intramuscular fat or marbling), giving it the same level of leanness as conventional beef graded Select. Grass-fed beef is not necessarily raised organically. Consumers can recognize organic products by looking for the USDA Certified Organic label. A 3.5-ounce serving of grass-fed beef offers less than one tenth of a gram (or, specifically, 15 milligrams) more omega-3 than the same serving of grain-fed or conventional beef. All beef contributes a relatively small percentage of omega-3 fatty acids to the average Americans diet compared with other food sources. Salmon, for example, contains between 0.68 and
Grass fed beef is beef that comes from cattle that feed exclusively on a grass and plant based diet. La Cense beef is true grass fed beef, in that grain is never introduced to their diet. Grass fed beef is higher in nutrients and Omega-3s, which are sourced from the grass. The Omega-3 content of beef goes down when grain is introduced to the cow’s diet. Therefore, grass fed grass finished La Cense Beef is among the most healthy beef on the market.
