Grains are the fruit of grass plants. Is there a scientific explanation for why the two are separated in lifestock feed advertising or is it just marketing?
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Just marketing , grass fed animals can walk , run ? Roll around , gallop if they want – all of which improves muscle mass and tone but this takes land and good pasture which can be expensive , grain fed or the other hand – cattle are kept in feed lots with minimal room to walk , run , in general exercise so muscles atrophy become flabby and cattle just put on fat which you pay for in the weight , you think you are buying tasty meat but end up getting flabby loose meat and lots of fat.
Fat can be tasty if it’s built on varied muscle and variety of grasses but corn just makes a yellowish tasteless fat
Feed lots are good for profits but useless for anything else
PROFITS FIRST! ITS THE AMERICAN WAY !!
Just marketing , grass fed animals can walk , run ? Roll around , gallop if they want – all of which improves muscle mass and tone but this takes land and good pasture which can be expensive , grain fed or the other hand – cattle are kept in feed lots with minimal room to walk , run , in general exercise so muscles atrophy become flabby and cattle just put on fat which you pay for in the weight , you think you are buying tasty meat but end up getting flabby loose meat and lots of fat.
Fat can be tasty if it’s built on varied muscle and variety of grasses but corn just makes a yellowish tasteless fat
Feed lots are good for profits but useless for anything else
PROFITS FIRST! ITS THE AMERICAN WAY !!
Grain contains starch, protein and a little oil. Grass contains mostly cellulose and a mix of many substances like for example sugars. They are indeed different from another.
Grain contains starch, protein and a little oil. Grass contains mostly cellulose and a mix of many substances like for example sugars. They are indeed different from another.
Grain contains starch, protein and a little oil. Grass contains mostly cellulose and a mix of many substances like for example sugars. They are indeed different from another.
My family has been ranching for four generations.
Food and agriculture is filled is myths, half truths, and deceptive marketing. For example, the vast majority of foods labeled as “GMO free” don’t even have GMO variants. Here is the list of available bioengineered foods in America: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/be/bioengineered-foods-list
When it comes to steers, every steer is grass fed. The majority of a steer’s life is spent grazing on grass or munching on hay (grass) during the winter months. The difference is how they are finished. Normally, steers are sent to a feedlot for the last portion of their lives and are fed grain of some sort along with hay and things like beets. The high energy concentration in grain allows them to both pack on the pounds and marble their meat. Marbling is what makes a steak taste good.
Generally the difference is going to be: grain finished beef will taste milder while grass finished beef will taste gamier due to how they marble.
Often, the supposed draw of grass finished beef is it avoids feedlots and “factory” farming. But this is not true. A feedlot can feed steers grass pellets and voila the beef is labeled “grass fed”. Here is a helpful source that details the various kinds of beef and the processes behind the labels:
https://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/cuts/grass-vs-grain
There are mild nutritional differences but it’s not right to say one is “healthier” than the other. Ironically enough, grain finished cattle have a lower environmental impact. So, as I said, the only real, meaningful difference for the consumer is the taste.
https://hagancattleco.com/blogs/news/which-beef-is-better-grass-fed-or-grass-fed-gran-finished
Grass fed typically means they are grazing I pastures, or being fed hay or silage. Grain fed means they are eating corn and stuff from troughs. The reason they are separated is because the fat content and flavor of the beef will be very different between the too. Grass fed beef will be leaner and earthier tasting. Grain fed will be fattier, and less earthy/minerals.
You will also see stuff like Grass fed, grain finished. Where they spend time in pastures, but then spend the last few months eating grains and other stuff. This builds a healthy beef but then cleans out the earthy flavor, which some don’t like.
My family has been ranching for four generations.
Food and agriculture is filled is myths, half truths, and deceptive marketing. For example, the vast majority of foods labeled as “GMO free” don’t even have GMO variants. Here is the list of available bioengineered foods in America: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/be/bioengineered-foods-list
When it comes to steers, every steer is grass fed. The majority of a steer’s life is spent grazing on grass or munching on hay (grass) during the winter months. The difference is how they are finished. Normally, steers are sent to a feedlot for the last portion of their lives and are fed grain of some sort along with hay and things like beets. The high energy concentration in grain allows them to both pack on the pounds and marble their meat. Marbling is what makes a steak taste good.
Generally the difference is going to be: grain finished beef will taste milder while grass finished beef will taste gamier due to how they marble.
Often, the supposed draw of grass finished beef is it avoids feedlots and “factory” farming. But this is not true. A feedlot can feed steers grass pellets and voila the beef is labeled “grass fed”. Here is a helpful source that details the various kinds of beef and the processes behind the labels:
https://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/cuts/grass-vs-grain
There are mild nutritional differences but it’s not right to say one is “healthier” than the other. Ironically enough, grain finished cattle have a lower environmental impact. So, as I said, the only real, meaningful difference for the consumer is the taste.
https://hagancattleco.com/blogs/news/which-beef-is-better-grass-fed-or-grass-fed-gran-finished
My family has been ranching for four generations.
Food and agriculture is filled is myths, half truths, and deceptive marketing. For example, the vast majority of foods labeled as “GMO free” don’t even have GMO variants. Here is the list of available bioengineered foods in America: https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/be/bioengineered-foods-list
When it comes to steers, every steer is grass fed. The majority of a steer’s life is spent grazing on grass or munching on hay (grass) during the winter months. The difference is how they are finished. Normally, steers are sent to a feedlot for the last portion of their lives and are fed grain of some sort along with hay and things like beets. The high energy concentration in grain allows them to both pack on the pounds and marble their meat. Marbling is what makes a steak taste good.
Generally the difference is going to be: grain finished beef will taste milder while grass finished beef will taste gamier due to how they marble.
Often, the supposed draw of grass finished beef is it avoids feedlots and “factory” farming. But this is not true. A feedlot can feed steers grass pellets and voila the beef is labeled “grass fed”. Here is a helpful source that details the various kinds of beef and the processes behind the labels:
https://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/cuts/grass-vs-grain
There are mild nutritional differences but it’s not right to say one is “healthier” than the other. Ironically enough, grain finished cattle have a lower environmental impact. So, as I said, the only real, meaningful difference for the consumer is the taste.
https://hagancattleco.com/blogs/news/which-beef-is-better-grass-fed-or-grass-fed-gran-finished
Grass fed typically means they are grazing I pastures, or being fed hay or silage. Grain fed means they are eating corn and stuff from troughs. The reason they are separated is because the fat content and flavor of the beef will be very different between the too. Grass fed beef will be leaner and earthier tasting. Grain fed will be fattier, and less earthy/minerals.
You will also see stuff like Grass fed, grain finished. Where they spend time in pastures, but then spend the last few months eating grains and other stuff. This builds a healthy beef but then cleans out the earthy flavor, which some don’t like.
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