TASTE
People are rapidly discovering the deliciously
healthy taste of bison / buffalo. Buffalo meat tastes
similar to fine beef, with just a slightly sweeter and
richer flavor. Bison is naturally flavorful and tender and
can be prepared much the same as beef. Publications ranging
from Gourmet Magazine to the Old Farmers Almanac are
heralding bison as the meat of the future.
VALUE
Bison falls into the gourmet or specialty meat
category at your supermarket or meat market.
The value of buffalo is not what you pay, but what you get
in return. Nutritionally you are getting more protein and
nutrients with fewer calories and less fat. Buffalo is a
dense meat that tends to satisfy you more while eating less.
HEALTH
Bison are handled as little as possible. They spend
their lives on grass, much as they always have, with very
little time in the feedlot. They are not subjected to
questionable drugs, chemicals or hormones. We feel so strongly about this that
we have a
resolution opposing the use of these substances in the
production of Bison for meat.
NUTRITION
Research by Dr. M. Marchello at North Dakota State
University has shown that the meat from Bison is a highly
nutrient dense food because of the proportion of protein,
fat, mineral, and fatty acids to its caloric value.
Comparisons to other meat sources have also shown that Bison
has a greater concentration of iron as well as some of the
essential fatty acids necessary for human well being.
Readers' Digest magazine has even listed bison as one of the
five foods women should eat because of the high iron
content.