Beef Up Your Nutrient Knowledge

Protein
Protein is one of the basic building blocks of the body and works with your immune system to fight infections. Canadian beef is naturally rich in high quality protein.

Phosphorous
Phosphorous is one of calcium’s partners in building and maintaining strong bones and teeth and contributes to overall healthy bodies.

Iron
Iron is essential to brain development in babies and children and helps your brain to work at it’s best all through life. The iron in Canadian beef is absorbed more readily than plant sources like cereal.

Zinc
The zinc in Canadian beef is awesome for your immune system and essential for healthy growth and development. Beef is an excellent source of zinc that your body can easily absorb.

Selenium
Selenium is an anti-oxidant that helps protect all of your body’s cells and contributes to a healthy immune system.

Vitamin B₁₂
Vitamin B₁₂ helps all your cells, like the cells found in muscle, brain and nervous system, to work well. Vitamin B₁₂ is found naturally only in animal foods and Canadian beef is one of the richest food sources.

Vitamin B₆
Vitamin B₆ assists protein in building your body and helps your immune system to function at its best.

Niacin
Niacin is essential for a healthy nervous system and helps energize your body.

Riboflavin
Riboflavin helps energize your body and keep your body healthy.

Pantothenate
Pantothenate helps energize your body.

Thiamin
Thiamin helps with a healthy appetite and normal growth and helps energize your body.

Vitamin D
Vitamin D maximizes calcium and phosphorus absorption, helping build healthy bones and teeth that start strong, and stay strong. The Vitamin D found in Canadian beef is more potent than vitamin D found in plant sources like fortified soy beverage.

Potassium
Potassium helps you maintain a healthy blood pressure and helps protect you from osteoporosis by preventing your bones from losing calcium.

Magnesium
Magnesium contributes to the health of bones and teeth. Magnesium also helps build and energize your body.