Beefalo Nutrition

There are several unique nutritional facts about Beefalo.

  • Beefalo is higher in protein than beef, pork, and fish.
  • Beefalo meat contains less saturated fats than beef and pork.
  • Beefalo meat contains less cholesterol than beef, pork, and chicken.

Consider the following information taken from the USDA Nutrient Database for standard release 11 (September 1996)

Protein
Cholesterol
Saturated Fats
Total Fat
Calories
% Calories From Fat
fish-1
22.9g
47mg
.104g
.81
105
6.9%
chicken-2
31.0g
85mg
1.0g
3.5g
165
19.5%
pork-3
29.3g
86mg
3.4g
9.7g
212
41%
beef- 4
25.9g
88mg
8.5g
21.5 g
305
63.6%
Beefalo-5
30.7g
58mg
2.7g
6.3g
188
30.3%
Notes:
Source: American Beefalo International
  1. Finfish, cod, Pacific, cooked, dry heat (NDB #15192)
  2. Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted (NDB #05064)
  3. Pork, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts (leg, loin, and shoulder), separable lean only, cooked (NDB #10093)
  4. Beef, composite of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/4″ fat, all grades, cooked (NDB #13004)
  5. Beefalo, composite of cuts, cooked, roasted (NDB #17153)
  6. All measurements taken from 100 gram servings

Beefalo Nutritional Profile

Nutrient Unit
Value per 100.0g

oz
28.35g

lb
453.6g
Proximates
Water g 70.89 20.10 321.56
Energy kcal 143 41 649
Protein g 23.30 6.61 105.69
Total lipid (fat) g 4.80 1.36 21.77
Carbohydrate, by difference g 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fiber, total dietary g 0.0 0.0 0.0
Minerals
Calcium, Ca mg 18 5 82
Iron, Fe mg 2.32 0.66 10.52
Phosphorus, P mg 224 64 1016
Potassium, K mg 436 124 1978
Sodium, Na mg 78 22 354
Zinc, Zn mg 4.86 1.38 22.04
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 7.0 2.0 31.8
Thiamin mg 0.040 0.011 0.181
Riboflavin mg 0.090 0.026 0.408
Niacin mg 4.640 1.315 21.047
Folate, DFE mcg_DFE 15 4 68
Vitamin B-12 µg 2.42 0.69 10.98
Vitamin A, RAE mcg_RAE 0 0 0
Vitamin A, IU IU 0 0 0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated g 2.040 0.578 9.253
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated g 2.040 0.578 9.253
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated g 0.150 0.043 0.680
Cholesterol mg 44 12 200

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2011. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 24. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page, http://www.ars.usda.gov/ba/bhnrc/ndl

Beefalo even meets the dietary recommendations of the American Heart Association, so consumers enjoy all the taste of beef with added health benefits.