> From:    James Crocker <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Fat data on game meat
>
> >> fat.  Moose was the preferred meat for pemmican because of its high fat
> >> level.
> >
> >What % of fat do you consider as high fat? Moose is a rather lean meat,
> >especially in comparison to bear or beaver or muskrat.
>
> Does anyone have specific data on fat content in true game meat?  Like total fat%, and the
> sat'd/poly unsat'd profile?

James-- In Ronald S. Citron and Kathye J. Citron's Dr. Citron's
Evolutionary Diet, the following table appears:

Type of Wild Meat       % Fat Calories

Pheasant (skinless)     24
Venison                 18
Elk                     12
Moose                    7
Frogs' Legs              4
Ostrich                 18

The U.S.Department of Agriculture has an enormous data base (available
on-line) on the nutrtional content of tens of thousands of foods.  The
Citron's site the USDA Agricultural Handbook COMPOSITION OF FOODS: LAMB,
VEAL, & GAME PRODUCTS (1989) as their source for this table.  In New
England, where moose is common, moose has a reputation for being an
extremely lean meat.

Gregg C.
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