Hazel grouse meat

Such a bird as a grouse is well known to both hunters and foodies around the world. Hazel grouse or Bonasa bonasia belongs according to the biological classification to the genus of the same name. It is also noteworthy that hazel grouse are ranked among the Kuroizobny detachment and the Teterevin family. This means that in its structure and properties, hazel grouse are close to birds such as chickens and grouse.

Such a species as hazel grouse is widely represented in the forests of Eurasia, which is why the bird is hunted as domestic. So are European game-hunting enthusiasts. It is worth noting that hazel grouse are the smallest representatives of the Grouse subfamily. The maximum weight of the largest grouse species rarely exceeds half a kilogram. On average, the hazel grouse carcass weighs about 200-300 grams. Hazel grouse are distinguished from other representatives of the family not only by their weight, but also by the characteristic, as well as easily recognizable color of the bird's plumage.

Grouse species

Hazel grouse received its original name due to its hazel-like color. Almost all species of hazel grouse lead a settled lifestyle and rarely change their usual habitat. As a rule, the basis of the diet of hazel grouse is plant food, and the warm season is insects. According to ornithologists, the population of hazel grouse currently numbers about 40 million birds.

Interestingly, a large part of the known species of hazel grouse lives in the forests located in the Russian Federation. Grouse meat at all times belonged to delicacies. In modern cooking, grouse meat is also highly valued not only for its magnificent taste, but also for its useful characteristics. The calorie content of hazel grouse is at a relatively low level, so poultry meat is often used in dietary or therapeutic nutrition.

On average, the calorie content of hazel grouse is 254 kcal, which are contained in 100 grams of poultry meat. Back in the 70s of the last century, the hunting farms of the USSR were actively mined for hazel grouse meat. The product was exported abroad. Where grouse meat was just wildly popular. However, due to a sharp decrease in the population of grouse grouse, the government had to take measures to protect the species already on the verge of extinction.

Grouse composition

Currently, on the territory of the Russian Federation, hazel grouse belong exclusively to hunting objects and are included in the list of bird species that are allowed to hunt only in a certain season. Hazel grouse meat boasts not only its taste and consumer, but also its properties useful for the human body.

In the chemical composition of hazel grouse, you can find vitamins of group A, B, E, H, as well as PP. In addition, the composition of hazel grouse is enriched with choline, calcium, potassium, sulfur, sodium, iron, zinc, molybdenum, manganese and other certainly important mineral compounds for human health.