Goat Meat?
You may have heard goat meat
referred to by the name of cabrito or chevon. Goat is very popular with ethic groups within the U.S. – in fact,
the U.S. is in something of a minority group of countries wherein goat meat isn’t a staple part of the diet of it’s
citizens.
Goat meat is described by
some to taste like beef, lamb, or venison. I find that it tastes almost exactly like beef and
can be used as a substitute for beef in any dish. Unlike venison, goat does not have a gamey flavor.
Furthermore, unlike beef, goat does not have any marbling of fat in the muscle tissue. The meat
is therefore much leaner. In fact, as the below chart indicates, goat meat is lower in saturated fats,
cholesterol, and calories than even chicken – reason enough to choose goat.
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Goat Meat Analysis
By USDA
Sep 22, 2003, 9:17pm |
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GOAT MEAT
NUTRITION COMPARATIVE CHART
|
Per 3 oz. Cooked |
|
TRAIT |
GOAT* |
CHICKEN** |
BEEF*** |
PORK**** |
LAMB***** |
|
Calories |
122 |
162 |
179 |
180 |
175 |
|
Fat (g) |
2.6 |
6.3 |
7.9 |
8.2 |
8.1 |
|
Sat Fat (g) |
0.79 |
1.7 |
3 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
|
Protein (g) |
23 |
25 |
25 |
25 |
24 |
|
Cholesterol (mg) |
63.8 |
76 |
73.1 |
73.1 |
78.2 |
Data from: USDA Nutrient Database
for Standard Reference Release 14 (July 2001)
*Game meat, goat, cooked roasted
**Chicken, broilers or fryers,
meat only, roasted
***Beef, composite of trimmed
retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked
****Pork, fresh, composite of
trimmed retail cuts (leg, loin, and shoulder), separable lean only, cooked
*****Lamb, domestic, composite
of trimmed retail cuts, separable lean only, trimmed to ¼” fat, choice, cooked
***Information – Service of GoatConnection.com
– Khimaira***
