Beef tendon nutritious? Thoughts? page

[sakura_girl]

Ranch 99 has tendons on sale at 2.69/lb, and it can be my favorite cut of beef when I'm craving it. I was wondering if it has any nutrition, or if it's just a lot of empty protein, and if it's more worth it to buy something else per lb, like chicken livers.

[davem]

It is delicious, especially in soup.
I'm not sure what "empty protein" is. It definitely provides things that will benefit you, but $2.69 seems high for a trash cut.

[LizardGurl]

Is there such a thing as empty protein?

[sakura_girl]

Well, more empty than the actual meat cuts. Usually tendon sells for $4.50/lb so I was wondering if I should buy it. But seems to me like it'll be more worth it to buy offal and regular meat, so I'll just pass on this sale for now I guess

[davem]

From Offalgood

OFFAL those parts of a meat animal which are used as food but which are not skeletal muscle

Tendon is not skeletal muscle.

[sakura_girl]

I thought offal was the general term for organ meat. XD

[Lily Marie]

Offal is anything on the animal that is not muscle or bone. (organs/guts/eyeballs) ect.