The Science Behind Better Meat

Many of the benefits associated with grass-fed beef and pasture-raised poultry are supported by peer-reviewed research. Studies comparing pasture-based farming to conventional systems have found differences in omega-3 fatty acids, Iron, CLA, vitamin levels, and overall nutrient profiles.

Below is a collection of studies and sources for those who want to explore the research in more detail.

Canadian grocery price inflation:

https://www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/8187-inflation-slowed-2024-canadians-continued-shift-their-grocery-shopping-habits?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/260119/dq260119a-eng.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Ground beef jumping 25% in one year:

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/beef-costs-more-ever-canadians-080000476.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9jaGF0Z3B0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACsSamrJg66mLwXUCopsvx9ZHtXQAq4_QIiktaqmGsciDoMWHpVywj3pt3jXYg5J6tea-1ZgCjWCYwimtKC2jxWS78RMKaKbswZdMUTGWKUoRA9febd4m3TGoe9XSN8Oze77mboRlg-8wmE7vzNZronTuDXFxCEiQ_L6DNOE-yT9

Beef being ~20% higher in iron
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41414663/

2–5× more omega-3 fatty acids

Study: https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2891-9-10

~2× more CLA

Study: https://nutritionj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1475-2891-9-10

4–7× more beta-carotene