1-Compared to grain-fed, grass-fed red meat cooks slightly faster as it is leaner. It has a yellow-colored fat due to the beta-carotene in the grass (making it more flavorsome, with higher levels of vitamin A).
2-Grass-fed red meat has a cleaner and more complex flavour than grain-fed meat. A diet of nutrient-rich grass produces natural marbling and gives a finer, more delicate texture.
3- New Zealand has the ideal conditions for grass-based farming; fertile soils, good amounts of sun and rain, a temperate climate, fresh air and clean water. farmers raise animals in a natural and more sustainable way, producing better quality, nutritious and delicious red meat.
4-New Zealand follows a grass-based, free-range method of farming which has many advantages over grain-based farming systems common in other agricultural countries.
5- Grass-fed red meat is an excellent source of complete protein and bioavailable iron. Also, It has higher levels of omega 3 fatty acids, and a healthier omega 3 to omega 6 ratio.
6- Grass-fed, free-range farming means antibiotics are rarely required. They are used in isolated cases for therapeutic reasons, and treated animals are subject to a withholding period until all traces pass from their system.
7- New Zealand’s grass-based system optimises natural resources and uses low-intensity farming practices to minimise environmental impact.
8- Better animal welfare – animals are free to roam on open pastures 365 days a year and can wander and graze freely as they would naturally. This reduces stress and promotes better welfare.
Grass-fed means something different in New Zealand. New Zealand has the ideal conditions for grass-based farming; fertile soils, good amounts of sun and rain, a temperate climate, fresh air and clean water. Our farmers raise animals in a natural and more sustainable way, producing better quality, nutritious and delicious red meat. Our grass-based, free-range method of farming has many advantages over grain-based farming systems common in other agricultural countries.
