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12-08-2008, 10:43 AM
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Free-Range Eggs & Meat Are Healthier
I came across this article in the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy paper
Volume 22, Issue 5
Information freely distributed by: www.FredsFineFowl.com
A recent study conducted by Mother Earth News has found that eggs from pasture raised hens have higher values for a number of nutrients than USDA data for eggs from hens in confinement houses. Pastured eggs contain: 50% more vitamin E; 4 times the beta carotene; 35 times the omega-3 fatty acids; and half the cholesterol. And, they contain 10.5 mcg of folic acid (that is 10.5 mcg more than USDA’s data for eggs).
A recent study funded by the USDA shows meat from chickens raised on pasture contained: 21% less total fat, 30% less saturated fat, 28% fewer calories, 50% more vitamin A, and 100% more omega-3 fatty acids.
A study conducted by James Madison University found bacterial contamination to be lower in pastured poultry: 133 colony-forming units per milliliter (cfu/ml) in pastured poultry compared to 3600 cfu/ml in conventional poultry.
A Virginia Tech study found pastured poultry to be 70% lower in fat, and of the fats present, poly-unsaturated were much higher than mono-saturated.
And a study by Pennsylvania State University found 3 times the omega-3s, twice the vitamin E, and 40% more vitamin A in the eggs of chickens on pastured compared to conventional confinement. (“>
For more information visit: http://www.motherearthnews.com/eggs/ or www.eatwild.com
ALBC News, Sept/Oct 2005 Page 11
Consider joining the ALBC: www.albc-usa.org
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
PO Box 477
Pittsboro, NC 27312 U.S.A.
Free-Range Eggs & Meat Are Healthier
I came across this article in the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy paper
Volume 22, Issue 5
Information freely distributed by: www.FredsFineFowl.com
A recent study conducted by Mother Earth News has found that eggs from pasture raised hens have higher values for a number of nutrients than USDA data for eggs from hens in confinement houses. Pastured eggs contain: 50% more vitamin E; 4 times the beta carotene; 35 times the omega-3 fatty acids; and half the cholesterol. And, they contain 10.5 mcg of folic acid (that is 10.5 mcg more than USDA’s data for eggs).
A recent study funded by the USDA shows meat from chickens raised on pasture contained: 21% less total fat, 30% less saturated fat, 28% fewer calories, 50% more vitamin A, and 100% more omega-3 fatty acids.
A study conducted by James Madison University found bacterial contamination to be lower in pastured poultry: 133 colony-forming units per milliliter (cfu/ml) in pastured poultry compared to 3600 cfu/ml in conventional poultry.
A Virginia Tech study found pastured poultry to be 70% lower in fat, and of the fats present, poly-unsaturated were much higher than mono-saturated.
And a study by Pennsylvania State University found 3 times the omega-3s, twice the vitamin E, and 40% more vitamin A in the eggs of chickens on pastured compared to conventional confinement. (“>
For more information visit: http://www.motherearthnews.com/eggs/ or www.eatwild.com
ALBC News, Sept/Oct 2005 Page 11
Consider joining the ALBC: www.albc-usa.org
American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
PO Box 477
Pittsboro, NC 27312 U.S.A.