About Yak Meat...

Yak is a sweet and delicately flavored red meat lighter tasting than beef, juicier than buffalo and elk, and never gamey or greasy. The taste of Yak is best described as beef-like, but more delicate in flavor. It is naturally very lean as the fat is located primarily on the outside of the carcass and is easily trimmed off resulting in low marbling which makes yak some of the most heart healthy meat on the market today. Yak must be tasted to truly be appreciated.

A healthy red meat!

Yak meat is a dark red meat that is naturally very lean, 95 - 97% fat free. But because of it's high Omega 3 oil, Conjugated Linoleic Acid, Oleic Acid, and Stearic Acid content (35% higher than beef!) it remains very juicy when cooked unlike most game or other exotic meats such as buffalo.

Yak meat is higher in protein, minerals, and vitamins than beef while remaining much lower in saturated fats, cholesteral, triglycerides, and calories than beef. In addition, yak has a very low, 30% less than beef, percentage of Palmitic Acid which has been found to be harmful to humans.

The bottom line; yak meat is a healthy red meat!

Where can I buy yak meat?

Yak meat can be found in more and more places every day. Upscale restuarants, health food stores, exotic markets and via the internet. If you are unable to find it in your area, we can help! Presently pure yak meat sells at a price equivalent to bison. Contact us for prices and available cuts.

Yak meat is...

In a nutshell, yak meat is...

• very low in fat and cholesterol and around 95-97% lean.
• lower in calories than beef, bison, elk, or even skinless chicken breast.
• higher in "good" oleic acids and poly-unsaturated fats.
• approximately 30% lower in "bad" Palmitic acids than beef, which are associated with heart disease and high levels of cholesterol.
• much higher in Protein than other most other meats
• lower in fat than salmon and most other fish.
• sweet and delicately flavored, juicier than buffalo and elk, and never gamey.

Our Yak Meat...

Even though our yak are raised primarily for their rich coats we take pride and care in raising high quality meat animals as well. Our yak are raised and finished on lush natural grass pastures on the eastern plains of Colorado and drink pure clean well water. During the winter months, they are fed alfalfa hay from Colorado meadows. They are given no growth hormones and no steroids and are not fed antibiotics, animal by-products, or additives. We do feed them a small amount of grain on a dialy basis in order to get them to come into the corral and to make it easier to handle and train them. All of this results in our yak being some healthiest meat you can eat. Also, all of our meat is USDA processed.

Additional Information...

The Intenational Yak Association, or IYAK, has additional articles detailing the specifics of the healthy benefits of yak meat. Here is a link to the page: IYAK Articles.