Many people who love meat do not think much about goat meat as they do other meats but what they do not know is that goat meat is one of the best. Compared to other meats, the goat meat has several benefits and is healthy. If you are not after those benefits, then you can try it because of the flavour as it tastes better....CONTINUE READING
One of the benefits of eating goat meat is that it is low in fat. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), goat meat is leaner than the other common red meat options like beef and pork.
WHO notes that for every 90g of goat meat, there are 124 calories and about 2.8 grams of fat. When compared to same amount of beef there are 250 calories and 16 grams of fat. This makes goat meat healthy and those who depend on more goat meat than beef are likely to avoid some health complications that come with eating beef.
When it comes to cholesterol levels, goat meat has low count of cholesterol when compared to lamb, chicken, beef and pork. According to the American Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the goat meat is likely to reduce your chances of suffering cardiovascular conditions. In every 85 grams of beef there is 76 mg of cholesterol, chicken has 73 mg while goat meat has 63 mg.
Lastly, the diet a goat depends on makes its meat rich in vitamins, sodium and calcium. This means a goat’s meat has greater nutritional value than the others when consumed.
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