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Why Highland beef is the world’s best beef?
Studies show that grass fed Scottish Highland beef is healthier for us than beef from other breeds. It’s beef just as nature intended.
Compared to other traditional beef breeds, highland beef is:
- Lower in overall fat, cholesterol, and bad fats like omega 6
- Higher in protein, iron, and good fats like omega 3
- Higher in levels of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), one of the most potent defenses against heart disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer
- Higher in levels of vitamins A (β-carotene) and E (α-tocopherol)
- Packed full of vitamin B12, an essential nutrient that is important for blood formation and your brain and nervous system
- A good source of zinc, a mineral that is important for body growth and maintenance
- A good source of selenium, an essential trace element that serves a variety of functions in your body
- A good source of niacin (vitamin B3), which has various functions in your body
- A good source of vitamin B6, important for blood formation and energy metabolism
- A good source of phosphorus, essential for body growth and maintenance
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Why is Highland beef so healthy, yet maintains great flavor?
Scottish Highlands are a slow maturing heritage breed of cattle. Everyone recognizes the breed due to their thick winter coats and their horns. Scottish Highlands are also ferocious browsers compared to most beef breeds. The breed originated in the mountains of Scotland where the vegetation wasn't always the most conducive to raising cattle. But the breed adapted and became a breed that can thrive on all kinds of vegetation, and it is still a characteristic of the breed today. We often see our cattle browsing on different brushes and weeds that other cattle might not even turn their nose at.
Because of their slow growth and their thick insulative fur, their beef is also rich in protein and iron. It is unsurpassed for flavor, tenderness and juiciness. This comes from having just the right amount of marbling to give a succulent flavor that is typical of old-fashioned traditional beef. It lends itself to a range of cooking methods and different recipes.
As Scottish Highland beef farmers, we are getting asked more and more about the lifestyle of their beef, which is why they appreciate the natural healthy life of our Scottish Highland Cattle. We produce high quality beef that isn’t created using feed additives, but instead comes from grass-fed native animals that are supporting conservation and biodiversity in a natural setting. Our cattle spend their days grazing grasses on annual grasses and perennial pastures.
The considerable attributes of Highland cattle make them the first choice for producing specialist beef. Their non-selective grazing and foraging habits are widely recognized as enhancing the flavor of the beef.
Our Highland cattle roam freely enjoying a varied natural diet of grass and brush which improves digestion and therefore the flavor and fat characteristics of the beef, both of which have a big effect on eating quality. So this diet of natural goodness helps produce the wonderful taste of Highland beef.
