Belted Galloway Beef


"Belted Galloway meat is more beneficial than pork loin and about as good as roasting chicken." (A.R.C. Butson, M.D., 1994)

 

Carcass Comparisons

 

Belted Galloway

Random Commercial

Total Fat Average

2.71

3.24

Saturated Fat

1.23

1.34

Palmitic Acid (Saturated)

0.70

0.81

Stearic Acid (Saturated)

0.46

0.45

All Polyunsaturated

0.28

0.35

Omega 6 Linoleic Acid (Polyunsaturated)

0.12

0.19

Omega 3 Linolenic Acid (Polyunsaturated)

0.037

0.031

Omega 6: Omega 3 ratio

1.99

5.03

All Monounsaturated

1.18

1.53

Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)

0.022

0.011

Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

0.0041

0.0026

Cholesterol, mg/100g (single sample)

49mg

70mg

(A.R.C. Butson, M.D., 1994)

 

Consumer Satisfaction Survey

Breed Group

Flavor

Juiciness

Galloway

4.89

5.14

Original H/A Cross

4.87

5.12

Pinzgauer

4.88

5.10

Shorthorn

4.89

5.08

Piedmontese

4.78

5.05

Longhorn

4.84

5.04

Cur H/A Cross

4.84

5.023

Charolais

4.86

4.93

Gelbvieh

4.75

4.93

Salers

4.83

4.93

Nellore

4.78

4.75

(National Livestock and Meat Board & Texas A&M University, 1994)