Meat
Carcass
A water-buffalo carcass is the dressed body after hide and offal are removed—source of chuck, rib, loin, round, and all trim. Dairy and draft buffalo often carry less intramuscular marbling than grain-finished beef, but they can hold substantial external fat; ageing and break schedules should match the actual cover, not cattle assumptions. Fabricate cold into primals for local markets: curry-ready bone-in pieces in South Asia, Italian-style cuts near mozzarella regions, and export primal boxes elsewhere. Sort lean trim for mince and bones for stock so the whole animal earns its keep.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 16.2 g
- Saturated Fat 6.46 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.46 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.24 g
- Cholesterol 66.2 mg
- Sodium 61.6 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 29.9 g
- Water 47.8 g
- Energy 265 kcal
- Water 47.8 g
- Protein 29.9 g
- Fat 16.2 g
- Saturated Fat 6.46 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 6.46 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.24 g
- Omega-3 0.39 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 35.5 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.19 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 5.07 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.55 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.36 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 7.1 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.26 mg
- Vitamin K 1.3 µg
- Minerals 641 mg
- Major Minerals 640 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 66.2 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.08 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.19 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 5.07 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.55 · vitamin-b6: 0.36 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 7.1 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.26 · vitamin-k: 1.3 ·
Minerals
Bone itself is mineral matrix; culinary values reflect marrow and attached tissue more than pure bone.
History
Domestic water buffalo were slaughtered and shared as carcasses in village economies.
Italian buffalo dairies sent carcasses to regional butchers after milking careers ended.
Halal and specialty exporters shipped half-carcass buffalo to diaspora markets worldwide.