Why Local Lamb?
A Product You can Trust
Approximately 300 million pounds of lamb are sold each year in the US, with lamb imports from Australia and New Zealand representing more than half the total lamb supplies. Why buy something from the other side of the globe when you can enjoy meat that was born, raised, and packed less than 50 miles from Greenville?
Protein Powerhouse
A 3 ounce serving of lamb delivers 23 grams of protein – almost 50% of your daily protein needs.
Nutrient Rich
A 3 oz. serving of American lamb is naturally nutrient rich. It’s packed with an array of essential nutrients. On average, American Lamb is an excellent source of protein, zinc, selenium, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B12 and vitamin B6.
Lean
On average, a 3 ounce serving of American Lamb is lean and has only 160 calories on average. Lean cuts of American lamb include the leg, loin, and shoulder.
Good Eats
A 3 oz. serving of American lamb contains 3 grams of heart healthy monounsaturated fat. 57% percent of the fat in American lamb is heart healthy monounsaturated fat.
*All information is provided by the American Lamb Board. More information can be found here