meat

• Beef cuts
• Lamb and mutton cuts
• By products

SAFE

• Our production system is based on native pastures and characterized by mixed grazing of cattle and sheep, in the open, all year round, without confinement and in total environmental harmony.
• Each animal has an area of pastures of 15.000 sq meters (two soccer fields)
• They are fed only on vegetable proteins, without products or by-products of animal origin.
• The use of growth hormones is prohibited by law.
• Uruguay is internationally recognized as a country free of BSE.
• Uruguay has a large number of slaughter and meat industrialization plants approved to export to the most demanding markets.
• All processes are developed following strict standards which involve: GMP, SSOP, HACCP, traceability and environmental care.

HEALTHY

• Beef from Uruguay is definite lean because animals are grass-fed. Research by the university of Georgia showed that Uruguayan grass-fed beef has low levels of fat, and high percentage of “good fats” such as cholesterol reducing mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids, omega 3 and neutral saturated fatty acids. More so, CLA contents are also high (Realini et al., 2003)

DELICIOUS

• The taste of meat from animals raised in freedom and fed on pastures is incomparable. That is why the most important Chefs use this meat to enhance the taste of their creations.
• Uruguayan meat allows to enjoy a special taste with the certainty of contributing low levels of fat and many other nutrients with health benefits.

Source: INAC Handbook of Uruguayan Meat