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Buffalo Meat

Buffalo meat is a lean red meat used in steaks, stews, curries, and ground-meat dishes.

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About Buffalo Meat

Buffalo meat is the edible muscle tissue of an animal called buffalo. It is prepared as steaks, roasts, diced meat, minced meat, stews, curries, patties, meatballs, and other meat dishes. Common-language use of “buffalo” can refer to different animals, so the species and cut affect how it should be cooked.

It is generally a red meat, but colour, tenderness, visible fat, and flavour vary with species, cut, age, feeding, and processing. Lean cuts can be firm and benefit from careful cooking, while tougher cuts become tender when simmered slowly to soften connective tissue. Minced meat has a different texture from intact muscle.

Raw meat may appear as a whole cut, diced pieces, or mince. Grilling or pan-cooking suits suitable steaks and smaller cuts; roasting suits larger pieces, while braising or stewing suits tougher sections. Trimming removes surface fat, and grinding changes the structure for patties, sausages, and meatballs.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Where buffalo meat appears

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Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for buffalo meat

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

Buffalo Meat

English

buffalo meat (canned)

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buffalo meat (ground, raw)

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buffalo meat (ground)

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Buffalo, free range, top round steak, raw (Shoshone Bannock)

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Buffalo, riverine, cube roll, raw

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Buffalo, riverine, topside, raw

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Buffalo, swamp, cube roll, raw

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Buffalo, swamp, topside, raw

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Buffalo, water fresh meat

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piece of buffalo meat (raw)

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piece(s) of buffalo meat (boneless)

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Buffalo Meat nutrition & diet

Buffalo Meat nutritional value

Game meat, buffalo, water, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
99kcal
Protein
20.4g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
1.4g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Establish whether buffalo denotes domestic water buffalo or another species, and match the cut and preparation. Raw, cooked, ground, stewed, curried, or grilled meat has different reference contexts; trim, added fat, breading, sauces, and the served edible portion should be recorded.

Compare the right form: Match references to the identified buffalo species, cut, raw or cooked state, preparation method, trimming, and edible portion served.

Diet considerations

Buffalo meat is animal-derived, but the species, cut, processing, and recipe must be established. Plain meat differs from sausage, breaded portions, curry, or stew containing dairy, cereal ingredients, sauces, or other meats. Those additions alter compatibility and can create different portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Game meat, buffalo, water, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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