Net Conversion of Human-Edible Vitamins and Minerals in the U.S. Southern Great Plains Beef Production System

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Beef production is often viewed as a waste of human-edible food, but overall beef cattle consume primarily feedstuffs nonedible by humans. Previous analyses indicate that the current beef production system is a positive net contributor of high quality protein to the human diet. However, beef provides several important nutrients besides protein: iron, zinc, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, riboflavin, niacin, and choline. The goal of the current study was to calculate the net nutrient conversion ratio of a beef production system to supply these nutrients to the human diet. The amount of human-absorbable nutrient consumption by beef cattle was calculated as well as the amount of human-absorbable nutrient produced in beef products. The net nutrient conver

SUBMITTER: Lancaster P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9454978 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature