ABOUT EMU MEAT, the heart healthy Red Meat
For health conscious and restricted diet consumers who want THE Natural Alternative, emu meat provides superior nutrition.
Unlike other choices, USDA inspected American emu meat:
♥ Provides better health benefits than all other meat proteins - even chicken or turkey
♥ Ranks best in 15 of 20 essential nutrients according to USDA
♥ A red meat recognized as Heart Healthy by the American Heart Association
♥ Is an economical purchase - when you buy emu you are buying meat, not fat or bones
♥ Contains no hormones, steroids, or antibiotics and is raised in free-range environments
♥ Can be adapted to any recipe using low fat meat
♥ Offers taste appeal with appetite satisfaction
♥ Readily absorbs seasonings
♥ Easy and fast to prepare
COMPARISON OF NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF GROUND MEATS
Serving size: Per 100 Grams (3.5 oz.) of cooked product
| RDI5 | Venison1 | Ostrich1 | Emu1 | Bison1 | Beef2 | Turkey2 | Elk1 | |
| Protein gm | 50 | 26.5 | 26.2 | 28.4 | 24.2 | 25.0 | 27.4 | 26.6 |
| Fat gm | <654 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 4.7 | 14.8 | 16.4 | 13.2 | 8.4 |
| % Saturated Fat3 | __ | 52 | 30 | 25 | 44 | 39 | 26 | 48 |
| Cholesterol mg | <300 | 98 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 102 | 78 |
| Calories kcal | __ | 189 | 175 | 164 | 237 | 255 | 235 | 190 |
| Iron mg | 18 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 |
| Copper mg | 2 | .13 | .14 | .24 | .21 | .09 | .09 | .14 |
| Sodium mg | <2400 | 78 | 80 | 65 | 67 | 70 | 107 | 85 |
| Magnesium mg | 420 | 23.9 | 22.6 | 28.7 | 19.8 | 21 | 24 | 23.7 |
| Manganese mg | __ | .013 | .017 | .030 | .010 | .016 | .020 | .011 |
| Phosphorus mg | 1000 | 228 | 224 | 269 | 184 | 160 | 196 | 221 |
| Potassium mg | __ | 364 | 323 | 375 | 306 | 312 | 270 | 354 |
| Selenium mcg | __ | 10 | 34 | 44 | 35 | 19 | 37 | 17 |
| Zinc mg | 15 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 6.6 |
| Folic Acid mcg | 420 | 8.2 | 14 | 9 | 15.1 | 9 | 7 | 7.7 |
| Vitamin B12 mcg | 6 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 2.3 | 2.0 | .33 | 2.6 |
| Vitamin B6 mg | 2 | .47 | .50 | .83 | .37 | .27 | .39 | .42 |
| Thiamin mg | 1.2 | .50 | .21 | .32 | .12 | .06 | .05 | .13 |
| Niacin mg | 16 | 9.3 | 6.6 | 8.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Riboflavin mg | 1.3 | .33 | .27 | .55 | .26 | .26 | .17 | .32 |
Red and enlarged areas indicate most desired in that classification
(gm=grams, mg=milligrams, mcg=micrograms, Kcal=kilocalories)
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1 = Source; University of Wisconsin-Madison, June 2000, Alternative Meat Study funded by USDA |
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2 = Source: United States Department of Agriculture Nutrient Database for Standard Reference |
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3 = percent of fat composed of saturated fatty acids |
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4 = Based upon 2000 calorie diet |
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5 = Reference Daily Intake (National Academy of Sciences) |
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