Longhorn/Black Angus Cross Beef Benefits

On our Ranch in Ellensburg, WA, we raise the highest quality, free-range Longhorn/Angus Cross Grass-Fed Beef. In the winter months, we feed only the highest quality grasses and hay. We do not feed any growth stimulants, hormones, steroids, or grains. Our cattle are grass-fed & grass-finished from start to end and do not live in feed lots. Cattle have not been fed or injected with any antibiotics within six months of processing. Our cattle breeding program produces the leanest meat qualities from the Longhorn, while maintaining the great taste from the Angus.

  • Meat
  • Ground Beef
  • Lean Ground
  • Chicken (dark)
  • Lamb Chop
  • Pork Loin
  • Pork Chops
  • Lamb Leg
  • Pot Roast
  • Venison
  • Turkey
  • Bison
  • Top Round
  • Chicken (white)
  • Longhorn
  • Calories
  • 289
  • 272
  • 205
  • 216
  • 190
  • 202
  • 191
  • 210
  • 207
  • 170
  • 143
  • 180
  • 173
  • 140
  • Protein (gms)
  • 24.1
  • 24.7
  • 27.4
  • 30.0
  • 28.6
  • 30.2
  • 28.3
  • 33.0
  • 33.5
  • 29.3
  • 28.4
  • 31.7
  • 30.9
  • 25.5
  • Fat (gms)
  • 20.7
  • 18.5
  • 9.7
  • 9.7
  • 9.8
  • 8.1
  • 7.7
  • 7.6
  • 6.4
  • 5.0
  • 2.4
  • 4.9
  • 4.5
  • 3.7
  • Cholesterol (gms)
  • 90.0
  • 87.7
  • 93.8
  • 95.8
  • 79.6
  • 82.7
  • 89.7
  • 101.0
  • 4.0
  • 76.6
  • 82
  • 84.6
  • 85.7
  • 61.5

Source: Longhorn data. “Nutrient Density of Beef from Texas Longhorn Cattle; Texas A&M; 1997.  Other data: USDA, USA Today 11/29/91, Pope Lab, Inc., Dallas, TX.

The natural conclusion is that grass fed Texas Longhorn beef is healthier.

Nutritional Advantages of Grass Fed Texas Longhorn Beef

  • Longhorn meat, on the average, contains 10% less saturated fat than that of other cattle. This puts lean Texas Longhorn on a par with skinned boneless white meat of chickens. Many dieticians may be surprised by that fact!
  • Red meat has many nutrients including, protein, iron, and vitamin B-12.
  • Texas Longhorn beef is the healthiest red meat and definitely is a heart healthy food. www.tlbaa.org.

Benefits of Crossing Grass Fed/Grass-Finished Longhorn Cows with Black Angus Bulls

  • Has 1/2 the cholesterol and 1/3 the saturated fat of regular beef. Longhorn stats are the same as bison, elk, venison or the white meat of poultry.
  • Researchers show that lean beef actually lowers your “bad” LDL cholesterol levels.
  • Grass-fed beef is four times higher in Vitamin E.
  • Meat from grass-fed animals has 2 to 4 times more Omega-3 fatty acids than meat from grain-fed animals. Omega-3’s are called “good fats” because they play a vital role in every cell and system in the body.
  • Longhorn beef is a heart-healthy lean red meat that has been endorsed by the Texas Heart Institute as a “heart-healthy” red meat.

Grass fed Texas Longhorn meat is richer in certain “good fats” than feedlot beef. It has:

  • Omega-3 – These fatty acids are essential to life and good health, Omega-3 fatty acids protect against disease and can treat illness.
  • Beta-Carotene: A Natural antioxidant, immune system booster, and helps reduce the chance of heart disease and cancer. Your body turns Beta-Carotene into Vitamin A. Grass fed beef has more Beta-Carotene than cows sent to a feed lot. www.wholehealthmd.com.
  • Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA): CLA is proven to increase metabolic rate, reduce abdominal fat, enhance muscle growth, and boost the immune system. As much as 500% more CLA is found in pasture fed beef than feed lot beef.

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