Tested by Edacious · 2026
Every Number Started in the Soil.
A third-party lab tested our beef and we published everything it found. Scroll to see how it traces back to the land it came from.
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Better for you · The fat
The Fats Tell the Real Story.
The quickest read on any beef is the balance between two fats: omega-6, which the modern diet is full of, and omega-3, which it is short on. Watch what happens to the ratio as the finish changes. REP has 33% Omega-3s compared to just 6% in feedlot beef.Omega-6 vs. omega-3 is the quickest read on any beef. REP has 33% omega-3s compared to just 6% in feedlot beef.
How much of the omega fat is omega-3More green is better
2:1
5:1
Typical grass-fed
Not ours
15:1
Feedlot beef
Not ours
REP Provisions · 2:1
33%omega-3
Ours tested at two to one.
That means 33% of the omega fat in our beef is omega-3, one part in every three. Edacious measured it, averaged across the lots it tested. That's what beef fat looks like when the cattle eat grass from the first day to the last.
Typical grass-fed · 5:1
17%omega-3
A grass-fed label gets you to about five to one.
"Grass-fed" can still mean grain or hay at the end. The average lands around five to one, which works out to about 17% omega-3. That's better than feedlot beef, but the label alone won't tell you which one you bought.
Feedlot beef · 15:1
6%omega-3
Fifteen to one. That's feedlot beef, not ours.
Most beef in America spends its last months in a feedlot eating corn and soy, and that diet loads the fat with omega-6. It lands at about fifteen to one, which leaves just 6% omega-3. Ours has more than five times that share.
Traced to
The finish. What an animal eats in its last months decides the fat in the meat. Our cattle eat pasture and forage for life and are never sent to a feedlot.
Better for you · The fat, broken down
More of the Good Fat, Less of the Inflammatory Fat.
Beef fat comes in three kinds, and two of them matter most. One you want more of. One you want less of. Ours has the most of the first and the least of the second.Two of the three fats matter most. Ours has the most of the one you want.
The good fat
Monounsaturated
More is better ↑
The same kind of fat olive oil is known for. It's stable in the pan and it's most of the fat in our beef.
REP Provisions
8.03 gMost
Feedlot beef
5.00 g
Typical grass-fed
3.00 g
Ours has 1.6× the good fat of feedlot beef.
The fragile fat
Polyunsaturated
Less is better ↓
This fat breaks down easily under heat and in storage. In beef, most of it is omega-6.
REP Provisions
0.638 gLeast
Typical grass-fed
2.00 g
Feedlot beef
2.25 g
Ours has 72% less of the fragile fat than feedlot beef.
All three fats, one serving, side by side.
REP ProvisionsEdacious, measured
Feedlot beefPublished average
Typical grass-fedPublished average
Saturated fat came out about even in all three (7.0–7.7 g), so it doesn't separate them. Each chart starts at zero and is drawn to scale. Grams per serving as published in the Edacious results. Feedlot and grass-fed figures are published averages from the sources at the bottom of this page.
Better for you · The forage
Grass With More Nutrients, Grows Beef With More Nutrients.
Protein and fat are only part of what's in beef. Edacious measured eight vitamins. Pick a portion, up to one of our 10 or 12 oz steaks, and see how much of your day it covers.Edacious measured eight vitamins. Pick a portion size and see how much you get.
% of daily value
All eight vitamins, per 100 g
Traced to
What they graze. Riboflavin and vitamin E came in strongest, and we credit that to forage: dozens of grasses, legumes and wildflowers instead of one crop in a bunk.
Better for you · The soil
Beef Can Only Carry What the Grass Gives It.
Zinc, iron, phosphorus and potassium don't start in the animal. They start in the soil, move into the grass, and end up on your plate. Twelve minerals were measured.These minerals start in the soil, move into the grass, and end up on your plate.
% of daily value
All twelve minerals, per 100 g
Traced to
Living soil. Grazing that moves every few days leaves roots deep and ground covered, and deep roots reach minerals that tired, tilled ground has lost.
Better for you · What isn't there
Sometimes the Best Result is No Result.
Heavy metals get into beef through the ground: sprayed fields, phosphate fertilizer, industry upwind. The USDA tests beef for them at slaughter. Most of it comes back clean, but not all of it. We tested for all four. Ours came back with nothing.USDA testing finds heavy metals in some beef. Ours came back with nothing.
USDA samples, nothing detectedUSDA samples with the metal detectedREP, nothing detectedDashed ring: USDA doesn’t test for it
USDA figures: FSIS National Residue Program, beef sampled at slaughter 2017–2022 (Weyrauch et al., Journal of Food Protection, 2024, Table 3). These samples cover the national supply and aren't split into grass-fed and grain-fed. REP result: Edacious panel, March 2026.
Traced to
What we don't put on the land. No pesticides, no herbicides, no synthetic fertilizer, on remote ground managed only one way.
Better for the land · Back to the surface
Your Health Starts in the Soil.
Every number reported here is a reflection of how the land is managed. So, the work that made those numbers will continue on improving soil health and nutrient-density a little more each year.Every number here is a reflection on how the land is managed.
Know Your Food Index
Every Farm In Our Program Operates the Same Way.
No antibiotics. No added hormones. Wildlife habitat protected, and a plan to improve the land every year. We vet every partner farm before a single animal comes through our door, and we keep the relationships long so the standard holds.
American farms
Raised on American Soil. No Imports.
Read it yourself
Don’t Take Our Word. Take the Lab’s.
Edacious is an independent lab. We paid for the testing and had no say in the results. The full report, every line, is yours to read.Edacious is an independent lab. See the full analysis.
| Omega-6 : omega-3 | 2 : 1 | avg. of lots |
| Monounsaturated fat | 8.03 g | per serving |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.594 mg | per 100 g |
| Niacin (B3) | 4.44 mg | per 100 g |
| Zinc | 3.58 mg | per 100 g |
| Iron | 1.90 mg | per 100 g |
| Arsenic · cadmium · lead · mercury | ND | not detected |
Tested, not written by us.
What does grass-finished mean, and how is it different from grass-fed?
Grass-finished means the animal ate grass and forage for its entire life, including the last months. Grass-fed can include grain or hay at the end, and those last months are the ones that set the fat. Our beef is 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, raised on pasture from start to finish.
What is regenerative meat?
Meat raised on land that is getting healthier over time: deeper topsoil, more plant and animal species, cleaner water. The word describes how the land is managed, which is why this page traces each result back to it.
How often do you test?
This report is from March 2026. New panels are published here as they come back from the lab.
Sources for the comparison figures
- Nutritional composition of beef: a comparison of commercial North American grass- and grain-finishing systems, Journal of Animal Science
- FoodData Central, grass-fed vs. grain-fed beef entries, USDA Agricultural Research Service
- A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef, Daley et al.
- The effects of conjugated linoleic acid on human health-related outcomes, Tricon et al.
- Conjugated linoleic acid in meat and meat products: A review, Schmid et al.
Daily values are FDA reference values for adults. Percentages are calculated from the per-100 g lab values and scaled to the portion you pick. This page isn't medical advice; take the numbers to your own doctor.
From the soil up
Now You Know What’s in It.
Grass-fed, grass-finished, tested by an independent lab and published in full.