Nutrient Dense

Our products are not only more delicious due to the high-quality diet our grass-fed animals receive, but they are also much more nutrient-dense from receiving large amounts of fresh grass and a diversity of forage found naturally throughout our pastures and woods. Grass-fed meat is known to contain less fat, including saturated fat, higher amounts of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, and more antioxidants and vitamins including vitamin E (almost 4x as much as conventional), selenium, and a unique fatty acid called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), which happens to be a potent antioxidant. CLA in particular has been associated with decreasing the risk of cancer, diabetes, atherosclerosis, and arthritis, and increasing fat metabolism. Selenium has been shown to reduce the risk of several types of cancer. The fat from quality grass-fed animals is also much softer and is yellow compared to the hard pure white fat from strictly grain-fed animals. The large amount of grass they consume contains carotenoids like beta-carotene (the same thing found in carrots) and gives color to the fat of animals that eat it. Beta-carotene is a precursor to Vitamin A, an essential nutrient, and is also an antioxidant, important for protecting the body against free radicals. Pasture-raised eggs in one study were shown to have an astonishing 7 times the Vitamin E, almost double the Vitamin A, almost 8 times the beta-carotene, and over 200 times the Folate. There was over 20 times the amount of heart-healthy omega 3’s, almost 1/3rd the cholesterol, and 1/4th the saturated fat. As you can see, nutrient density is not an idle marketing claim when it comes to our products. Pasture-raised foods are truly more nourishing to the body and contain large amounts of a plethora of different vital nutrients that are essential for human health.