Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Does anyone have a link to nutrition data for gristle(a.k.a animal connective tissue)? I have searched the net and sites have only said to 'trim off the fat'---not very useful advice. I hope the PALEOS can enlighten me on this issue...

flag	asked Apr 4 2011 at 23:39 PersonMan

Thomas Seay · Answer 1 · 2011-04-05 00:33:10Z UTC

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Here you go partner: http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/gelatin.shtml

answered Apr 5 2011 at 0:33

Thomas Seay

	Thanks for the link, it appears very thorough. Answer to the other posts: I intend to eat quite alot of gelatin(mainly in the form of marrow bones with attached meat/periosteum/etc. THomas, do you have any ideas what the best cuts of beef are for gelatin/collagen/connective tissue? – PersonMan Apr 5 2011 at 1:09
	If you live near an Asian supermarket, you can buy tendon. That's your best bet. – Thomas Seay Apr 5 2011 at 16:10

StalkingMySupper · Answer 2 · 2011-04-04 23:57:46Z UTC

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I haven't found any nutrition data, but the makeup of gristle is basically collagen, gelatin, and amino acids, so you may be able to approximate from there.

answered Apr 4 2011 at 23:57

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Ed · Answer 3 · 2011-04-05 00:01:39Z UTC

A variable amount of the gristle is indigestible, so I don't think you'll find solid data on this. My question to you is: do you really eat enough gristle to worry about a detailed analysis?

There was a previous thread on gristle (or "grizzle" acc. to David Csonka), but it didn't answer your particular question. The consensus was that it's ok for either you or your dog to eat gristle.

Adam Crafter · Answer 4 · 2011-04-05 02:35:20Z UTC

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I save it back for making bone broth. It adds a nice thickness and smoothness to the broth.

answered Apr 5 2011 at 2:35

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A good Idea. I fried it without thinking of that as an option. Next time... – PersonMan Apr 5 2011 at 4:41

gristle: data anyone?

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