Red meat provides essential nutrients in the Australian diet including, iron, zinc, vitamin B12, Omega 3 and protein. To find out more on the nutrient composition of red meat,
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Lean red meat is naturally nutrient rich and plays an important dietary role throughout our lives.
You can download and print the nutrient composition data for:
For more information on nutrient composition data go to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand website.
You can also read more on how the nutrient composition data was obtained in the following references:
- Williams P, Droulez V, Levy G and Stobaus T, (2006), Composition of Australian red meat 2002-1. Gross composition, Food Australia, 58 (4): 173-181.
- Droulez V, Williams P, Levy G, Stobaus T and Sinclair A, (2006), Composition of Australian red meat 2002-1, Fatty acid profile. Food Australia, 58 (7): 335-341.
- Williams P, Droulez V, Levy G and Stobaus T, (2007), Composition of Australian red meat 2002-3. Nutrient profile. Food Australia, 59:331-341.