Omega-3 fatty acids are not something we tend to go looking for in beef. The best source for Omega-3 is fatty, deep-water fish.
But it appears that beef that is raised on strict organic standards may offer at least some Omega-3.
When cattle are raised with the ability to eat grass in a pasture rather than being fed fertilizers and hormones in a feedlot, the quality of meat they produce is significantly different from commercially raised stock.
One difference may be higher concentrations of Omega-3. Because cattle are consuming grass, there is a natural balance of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids.
Research on the Omega-3 benefits of grass-fed beef, which is typically leaner beef, is being conducted by Dr. Dan Rule at the University of Wyoming.
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