Beef is a meat of cattle like cows, bulls, heifers or steers it can be cut into roasts, short ribs or steak, not only muscle beef but all parts of cattle are eaten like tongue, kidneys, brain, liver, tactical of bull, oxtail, tripe, heart and glands. Beef has very old history people have been raising beef cattle to complete the need of beef, milk, and leather since 8000 BC, now it has become the third most consumed and produced meat in the world after pork and poultry. There are many ways to cook beef meat such as Grilling, Barbecue, Broiling, Griddle, Roasting etc but eating of beef meat in Indian culture is considered as sin because it is not allowed in their religion. Beef is rich in proteins and minerals such as zinc, selenium, phosphorus and iron, and B vitamins but it is also harmful for human health because red meat increases the risk of bowl cancer and lungs cancer.
There are many countries producing tons of meat every year but USA is the largest producer of meat in the world and if you want to know about top producing countries then see the list below of top 10 beef producing countries in the world.
Rank | Country | Production (1000 Metric Tons) |
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1. | USA | 12,749 |
2. | Brazil | 9,900 |
3. | European Union | 8,520 |
4. | China | 5,550 |
5. | Argentina | 2,800 |
6. | India | 2,760 |
7. | Australia | 2,075 |
8. | Mexico | 1,735 |
9. | Russia | 1,260 |
10. | Pakistan | 1,250 |
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