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LEAN FACTS ON BEEF
With Ohio
Signature Beef being an All-Natural corn-fed beef, it is naturally
healthier, as well as more tender and flavorful for the consumer. As
stated in the web page,
Beef’s Nutritional Value, beef is a
nutrient dense food. Beef may be perceived as a protein source that
also brings to the table lots of fat, calories, and cholesterol,
however there are many cuts of beef that are comparable in fat and
cholesterol content to chicken.
When compared with skinless chicken breast, many cuts
from the round, sirloin, and brisket are within 1 gram of saturated
fat and 2.1 grams of total fat of the chicken breast^, however the
beef provides more flavor and overall nutrients. When beef is
compared to skinless chicken thigh, there are numerous cuts of beef
that have less saturated and total fat^. (To see which beef cuts
these are, use the first source at the bottom of the page.)
As for lean cuts of beef, there are 29 cuts that meet
the U.S. government’s guidelines for lean. These cuts include steaks
and roasts from the chuck, brisket, flank, loin, and round*. (To
obtain a list of these cuts, click on the second link at the bottom
of the page.)
With these lean cuts of beef, beef can be part of
a low fat, low cholesterol diet. About half of the fat in beef is
the same healthy fat found in olive oil, monounsaturated fat. The
fatty acids from monounsaturated fat can assist in lowering the bad
(LDL) cholesterol in blood and at the same time aid in raising the
good (HDL) cholesterol. When comparing cholesterol levels in the
leanest cuts of beef to skinless chicken breast, the leanest cuts of
beef (70-80 mg cholesterol) have the same or slightly more
cholesterol than the skinless chicken breast (70 mg cholesterol).
One way to help lower the saturated fat and cholesterol levels in
beef, is to trim away the fat on the outside of the cut of beef,
which may slightly decrease the juiciness of the beef #.
For meat consumers that are conscience about the
amount of fat and cholesterol they consume, this shows that beef,
preferably Ohio Signature Beef, can still be a mainstay in the diet
while providing more nutrients than other protein sources. So, when
looking to cook a low fat, low cholesterol meal for the family,
consider one of the many lean cuts of All-Natural Ohio Signature
Beef.
Sources of Information
1. ^
http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/nutrition/leancuts.asp
2. *
http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/nutrition/pdf/LeanCutsWalletGuide.PDF
3. #
http://www.hormel.com/templates/knowledge/knowledge.asp?catitemid=19&id=105
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