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Rabbit Facts


1) Cholesterol level in rabbit meat is much lower than chicken, turkey, beef, pork.

2) Rabbit is lower in % of fat than chicken, turkey, beef and pork

3) Unsaturated fatty acids is 63% of total fatty acids

4) Rabbit is highest in protein%

5) The office of home economics, state relations of the US Department of Agriculture has made extensive test and have stated that domestic rabbit meat is the most nutritious meat known to man.

6) Rabbit meat has been used and is suitable for special diets, such as those for heart disease patients, diets for the aged, low sodium diets, weight reduction diets, ect. Of course this is between you and your doctor. We do not make any recommendations of this type because we are not qualified.

7) Rabbit meat is seasonal any month of the year and is especially recommended during the hot summer months, as it does not contain the heating properties of most all other meats.

8) Rabbit has 795 calories per pound. chicken 810, Veal 840, Turkey 1190, Lamb 1420, Beef 1440, Pork 2050.

9) Baby rabbits feed off mothers milk so rich that thye can double their weight in 6 short days as compared to a pig at 14 days, calves 47 days, and humans 160 days.

10) Rabbits are raised up off the ground and is one of the cleanest meat.

11) Rabbit meat is all white meat.

12) Rabbit was the number 1 Export item of Red China. SO BUY LOCALLY!!!!

13) Rabbit meat compares very favorably to veal at half price.

14) Some people use the heat from the rabbit's ears to heat green houses!