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Grassfed vs Grainfed

Grassfed

-Cattle eat their natural diet of grasses

-No antibiotic

-No hormones

-Cattle roam open pasture to feed

-Cattle naturally take 1.5-2 years to mature

Grainfed

-Cattle eat 90% corn

10% other: forage, cheap high energy feeds like candy, starch, bakery waste, potato waste, pasta, chicken litter, meat processing waste

-Antibiotics: 29 million pounds were used on American livestock in 2009 for illness & growth promotion

-Hormones: Implants or injections are used to increase growth rate by 10-15

-Confined Feedlots: Restricting movement prevents cattle from using energy so that they fatten quicker

-1 year to maturity: The combination of high-energy foods, drugs and confinement turns cows into cheap meat in half the time

Meat Composition of grassfed cows is significantly healthier when analyzed for fat and nutrient content: 

Grassfed: 

2-4x more Omega 3

5x more CLA*

More vitamins

More minerals

Grainfed

4x more fat per 3oz serving

(via Slow Food USA)