Alternative Meats
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In search of healthy alternatives to pork and beef, many people are switching to ostrich meat.
Although ostrich is a bird, its meat is red and has a texture that’s more similar to beef than to chicken or turkey.
| Cooked meat, 3 ounce serving | Calories | Protein (g) |
Fat (g) |
Cholesteral (mg) |
| Ostrich | 97 | 22 | 2 | 58 |
| Emu | 93 | 20 | 1.5 | 49 |
| Buffalo | 122 | 24 | 2 | 70 |
| Venison | 139 | 22 | 5 | 62 |
| Beef (ground) | 230 | 21 | 16 | 74 |
| Beef (steak) | 240 | 23 | 15 | 77 |
| Chicken (white meat, roasted, skinless) | 140 | 27 | 3 | 73 |
| Chicken (white meat, roasted, with skin) | 167 | 25 | 7 | 72 |
| Turkey (white meat, roasted, skinless) | 135 | 25 | 3 | 59 |
| Turkey (dark meat) | 159 | 24 | 6 | 72 |
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Source: United States Department of Agriculture & Silliker Laboratories of Texas (a food testing lab) |
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