HEALTH BENEFITS FROM PIEDMONTESE BEEF
Source: North American Piedmontese Association web site.
Fatty Acids in Piedmontese Beef... (quote from full USDA report: "For consumers concerned about the healthfulness of the lipids (fats) they consume, the Piedmontese 2-copy genotype produced the leanest product with lipids that were composed of the most beneficial fatty acid profile of the genotypes compared." [Rule, Rule, Short, Grings, McNeil]
Informative comments from Dr. Larry Cundiff, Research Leader, USDA MARC Germplasm Evaluation:“ Steaks from Piedmontese crosses contain less marbling and chemical fat (3.8%) than those from other breeds (eg. , 4.1% for Charolais and Gelbvieh crosses; 5.6% for Hereford-Angus crosses) we have evaluated. Since fat contains about 225 calories per ounce and lean contains about 31.5 calories per ounce, beef from Piedmontese crosses … has relatively low caloric content. Caloric content of beef increases about 2.2 calories per one percent change in chemical fat or about 3.3 calories per degree of marbling. As fat content of beef increases, percentage of protein and water decreases. Thus, protein content is slightly greater in low fat beef with a low fat content."
Nutritional Information per 3.5 ozs. (100 grams)
Product Calories Fat Cholesterol
Piedmontese Beef (untrimmed) 95 1.7g 36.0mg
Conventional Beef (untrimmed) 251 11.3g 68.5mg
Chicken (roasted) 167 7.0g 75.0mg
Product Cholesterol
Piedmontese Beef (purebred) 32.1mg
Piedmontese Beef (crossbred F2) 38.6mg
Swordfish 39mg
Piedmontese Beef (crossbred F1) 62mg
Bison 62mg
Chicken (skinless) 70mg
Lamb (choice) 72mg
Turkey (skinless) 73mg
Contact Information:
Ed Johnson
100 Cherokee Terrace
Fisherville, KY 40023
(502) 432-3333
Nice Piedmontese cows purchased from Cherry Piedmontese in Wooster, Ohio.
This is our herd sire. His name is Mr. Design. He was purchased from Vest's Piedmontese of Ezel, Kentucky.
CP Yaya is a 2 1/2 month old Piedmontese full blood heifer calf. The double muscling of these calves doesn't show up until they are three weeks old.
