On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Norm Skrzypinski wrote:
> Typically, farmed meat contains 2 to 5 times the amount fat
> found in wild game, and a disproportionately large amount of
> SFA.
Since saturated fat is the kind that mammalian bodies make when
they store energy, it makes sense that fatter animals would have
more saturated fat. But let's look at how large the difference
actually is.
> 1. Calories, gm of fat, gm of protein per 100 gram portion
> Food Item kcal SFA MUFA PUFA Fat Prot
> Game, antelope, raw 114 0.74 0.48 0.44 2.03 22.38
SFA is 36% of total fat.
> Game, beefalo, raw 143 2.04 2.04 0.15 4.80 23.30
SFA is 43% of total fat.
> Game, bison, raw 109 0.69 0.72 0.19 1.84 21.62
SFA is 38% of total fat.
> Game, boar, wild, raw 122 0.99 1.30 0.48 3.33 21.51
SFA is 30% of total fat.
> Game, buffalo, water, raw 99 0.46 0.42 0.27 1.37 20.39
SFA is 34% of total fat.
> Game, caribou, raw 127 1.29 1.01 0.47 3.36 22.63
SFA is 38% of total fat.
> Game, deer, raw 120 0.95 0.67 0.47 2.42 22.96
SFA is 39% of total fat.
> Game, elk, raw 111 0.53 0.36 0.30 1.45 22.95
SFA is 37% of total fat.
> Game, horse, raw 133 1.44 1.61 0.65 4.60 21.39
SFA is 31% of total fat.
> Game, moose, raw 102 0.22 0.15 0.24 0.74 22.24
SFA is 30% of total fat.
> Game, rabbit, farmed, raw 136 1.66 1.50 1.08 5.55 20.05
SFA is 30% of total fat.
> Game, rabbit, wild, raw 114 0.69 0.63 0.45 2.32 21.79
SFA is 30% of total fat.
> Game, squirrel, raw 120 0.38 1.18 0.94 3.21 21.23
SFA is 12% of total fat.
The typical ratio of SFA to total fat is between 30 and 40
percent, even though the total amount of fat varies. The main
exception is the squirrel.
> Food Item kcal SFA MUFA PUFA Fat Prot
>
> Beef, ground, extra lean 234 6.81 7.41 0.71 17.06 18.70
SFA is 40% of total fat.
> Beef, ground, lean, raw 264 8.31 9.01 0.85 20.67 17.70
SFA is 40% of total fat.
> Beef, ground, reg., raw 310 10.80 11.60 1.08 26.55 16.60
SFA is 41% of total fat.
> Beef, top round, raw 169 3.22 3.49 0.33 8.39 21.80
SFA is 38% of total fat.
> Beef, brain, raw 126 2.16 1.85 1.07 9.28 9.80
SFA is 23% of total fat.
> Beef, heart, raw 117 1.13 0.84 0.92 3.78 17.10
SFA is 30% of total fat.
> Beef, kidneys, raw 107 0.97 0.66 0.67 3.08 16.60
SFA is 26% of total fat.
> Beef, liver, raw 143 1.50 0.51 0.84 3.75 20.00
SFA is 40% of total fat.
The ground beef products have a somewhat higher SFA to total fat
ratio, but not that much. The ratio for top round is comparable
to that of caribou, deer, and elk. Unfortunately, we don't have
organ meat values for game animals for comparison.
The table below give aggregate values, I guess. It's interesting
that the ratio of saturated fat to total fat is highest for nuts.
> Group kcal SFA MUFA PUFA Fat Prot
>
> Pork 246 6.88 8.41 2.11 18.96 17.41
> Pork - % of kcal as fat 69.37
%of fat as SFA = 36%
> Beef 222 6.39 6.73 0.63 15.70 18.86
> Beef - % of kcal as fat 63.65
% of fat as SFA = 41%
> Lamb 215 7.07 6.14 0.93 15.43 17.84
> Lamb - % of kcal as fat 64.59
% of fat as SFA = 45%
> Poultry 172 2.83 3.77 2.14 9.82 19.35
> Poultry - % kcal as fat 51.38
% of fat as SFA = 29%
> Fish 113 0.85 1.36 0.93 3.71 18.20
> Fish - % of kcal as fat 29.55
% of fat as SFA = 23%
> Game 123 0.90 0.91 0.41 3.34 21.81
> Game - % of kcal as fat 24.44
% of fat as SFA = 27%
> Fruit, raw 60 0.13 0.35 0.16 0.78 0.89
> Fruit - % of kcal as fat 11.70
% of fat as SFA = 17%
> Vegetables, raw 43 0.08 0.07 0.19 0.46 2.58
> Vegetables - % kcal fat 9.63
% of fat as SFA = 17%
> Nuts & seeds, raw 288 7.51 7.44 1.89 17.77 5.44
> Nuts & seeds - % kcal fat 55.53
% of fat as SFA = 42%
Todd Moody
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