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Nutritional benefits from fatty acids in organic and grass-fed beef

Davis, H., Magistrali, A., Butler, G. and Stergiadis, S. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7293-182X (2022) Nutritional benefits from fatty acids in organic and grass-fed beef. Foods, 11 (5). 646. ISSN 2304-8158

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To link to this item DOI: 10.3390/foods11050646

Abstract/Summary

Livestock production is under increasing scrutiny as a component of the food supply chain with a large impact on green-house gas emissions. Amidst growing calls to reduce industrial ruminant production, there is room to consider differences in meat quality and nutritional benefits of or-ganic and/or pasture-based management systems. Access to forage, whether fresh or conserved, is a key influencing factor for meat fatty acid profile, and there is increasing evidence that pasture access is particularly beneficial for meat’s nutritional quality. These composition differences ul-timately impact nutrient supply to consumers of conventional, organic and grass-fed meat. For this review, predicted fatty acid supply from three consumption scenarios were modelled: i. average UK population National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) (<128 g/week) red meat consumption, ii. red meat consumption suggested by the UK National Health Service (NHS) (<490 g/week) and iii. red meat consumption suggested by the Eat Lancet Report (<98 g/week). The results indicate average consumers would receive more of the beneficial fatty acids for human health (especially the essential omega-3, alpha-linolenic acid) from pasture-fed beef; produced either organically or conventionally.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Animal Sciences > Animal, Dairy and Food Chain Sciences (ADFCS)- DO NOT USE
ID Code:103438
Publisher:MDPI

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