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To: Joe NYC who wrote (4928)5/6/2009 7:51:03 AM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (2) of 39304
 
If anything, I am an Omega 6 fat phobe, and grass fed beef has less of that, more specifically less of Arachidonic acid.

The point is that it has less because it has less fat, not because it is grass fed. If you can find a cut of industrial beef with fat levels equivalent to the grass fed, it will have less Omega 6, as well.

As long as they clearly say that they are comparing fat composition, and specify that grass fed meat is generally leaner, I would not have a problem with that.

I wouldn't either. But they don't. They imply that there is something magic about grass that reduces Omega 6, which is not true.

So, off I go to compare beef with equivalent fat...

From Nutrition Data:

1 oz grass-fed ground beef with 4g fat has 120mg Omega 6.
1 ox regular ground beef with 4g fat has 99mg Omega 6.

Interesting, doncha think?

nutritiondata.com
nutritiondata.com

Note: The grass fed has 25mg Omega 3 as compared to 12.

Another factor is..

There are lots of other factors. Hormones and antibiotics come quickly to mind as well as the general health and well being of the animal. But it doesn't seem that the Omega argument holds up. If reducing Omega 6 is the focus, then an ounce of supermarket 5% ground beef has only 54mg, clearly the best choice.
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